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Define taxonomy

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The science of classifying living things

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Define classification

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Grouping things together according to similar characteristics

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Who was Aristotle?

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A Greek philosopher, mathematician, and scientist

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How did Aristotle group organisms?

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Plant and animal

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How did Aristotle classify animals?

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By how they move: flew, swam, walked

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How long did Aristotle’s classification system last?

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2000 years

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Who was Carolus Linnaeus?

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A Swedish botanist that developed the system of classification called binomial nomenclature

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How does binomial nomenclature work?

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All organisms get a genus(first name), and species(last name). These names are always in Latin

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What is a dichotomous key?

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A guide to aid in identifying unknown organisms

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Name the 7 levels of classification

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Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
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Name the 6 kingdoms

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Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
Protista
Fungi
Plantae 
Animalia
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Give an example of an archaebacteria

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The tiny organisms that form yellow rings around hot springs

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Give an example of eubacteria

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E. coli

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Give an example of a protist

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Ameba, paramecium, euglena

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Give an example of a fungus

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Mildew, mushroom, mold

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Give an example of a plant

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Tree, fern, flower

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Give an example of an animal

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Dog , human, cat

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List the kingdoms that are prokaryotes

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Eubacteria, archaebacteria,

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List the kingdoms that are eukaryotes

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Protists, fungi, animals, plants

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List the kingdoms that are autotrophs

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Eubacteria, Protista, plantae,

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List the kingdoms that Are heterotrophs

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Archaebacteria, eubacteria, Protista, fungi, animalia

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