Classification Flashcards
1
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Taxonomy
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The science of classifying organisms
2
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Aristotle
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First person to classify organisms
3
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Scientific name
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Specific name to classify a species
4
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Binomial nomenclature
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Two name naming system for organisms
5
Q
Carlos Linnaeus
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Devised current naming system
6
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Genus
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A group of similar species
7
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Name the current system of classification, which uses the following schema (in order)
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Kingdom phylum class order family genus species
8
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Phylogeny
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Evolutionary history of an organism
9
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dichotomous key
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Detailed list of identifying characteristic that include scientific name
