Taxonomy Flashcards

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Why do we classify?

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It helps to be more organized and to avoid time consuming repetition

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Binomial nomenclature

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The first name is it genus
The second name is it's species
Same genus are closely related
If it is typed, it is typed in italics.
If it is handwritten, it is underlined
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Hiearchical system of classification

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Kingdom
Phylum
Sub-Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
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Hiearchical system of classification

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Kingdom: Animal
Phylum: Chordate
Sub-Phylum: Vertebrate
Class: Mammals
Order: Primate
Family: Hominidae/Hominoid
Genus: Homo
Species: H.Sapien
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