E.1 Intro To Taxonomy Flashcards
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Aristotle vs Lineas
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Aristotle was the Father of Biology who developed a system of biological classification (plant or animal) look into notes for further description
Lineas was the Father of Modern Taxonomy who developed the first formal taxonomic classification (Binomial Nomenclature)
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Classification
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Arrangement of animals and plants into taxonomic groups according to similarities
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Taxonomy
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Branch of science concerned with classifying and naming organisms
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Binomial nomenclature
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Two-name naming system for organisms
Genus and Species
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Dichotomous key
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Method of identification where groups of organisms are divided into two categories over and over again