classifying organisms Flashcards
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what is taxonomy
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Taxonomy is the science of organising organisms.
Humans have been studying and categorising organisms since ancient times.
2
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Aristotle basic classifying
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living things
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plants and animals
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backbone (vertebrate) and non backbone (invertebrate)
3
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carl linnaeus
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revolutionised taxonomy by developing the Linnaean classification system.
4
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what were organisms classified as
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Organisms were classified by similarities in their morphology. Today scientists use both morphology and DNA.
