unit 9 Flashcards
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what is the scientific discipline of identifying, naming, and classifying species based on their relationships called
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taxonomy
2
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what is the arrangement of organisms into orderly groups based on similarities and evolutionary relationships
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classification
3
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who created a classification system for organisms in the 1700s
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Linnaeus
4
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what is the 2 name system of scientific naming called
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binomial nomenclature
5
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what are the 8 levels of taxonomic categories in order from largest to smallest
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domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
6
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the benefit of our modern taxonomy system is that we can easily incorporate new scientific …
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discoveries
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