Classification
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- Q1Process of grouping things based on similarities.Scientific NameTaxonomyClassificationLinnaeus30s
- Q2The study of how living things are classified is calledScientific MethodClassificationTaxonomyTaxonomic Key30s
- Q3A tool used to identify organisms.Scientific MethodTaxonomic KeyClassificationTaxonomy30s
- Q4Who was the first scientist to study classification?Mrs. DahirAristotleDarwinLinnaeus30s
- Q5Who was the scientist that created the two word naming system?LinnaeusDarwinMrs. DahirAristotle30s
- Q6What is the latin name for the two-word naming system?classificationFelis sapienbinomial nomenclaturetaxonomy30s
- Q7The genus and species names together forms the ______.Genus speciesScientific NameCommon Name30s
- Q8Scientist use Latin because it isshortercan mean several thingsno slang and dead languagecomplicated30s
- Q9__________ name is always capitalized and __________ is always lower case.First, lastSpecies, genusKingdom, phylumGenus, species30s
- Q10How many levels does todays classification system have?557830s
- Q11The levels of classification in order from biggest to smallest...Kingdom, Class, Family, Order, Phylum, Class, speciesKingdom, Phylum, Clover, Ore, Family, Genetic, speciesKingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, specieKingdom, Phylum, Order, Genus, Class, Family, species30s
- Q12In order to have fertile offspring, two animals must belong to what same classification level?FamilyGenusKingdomspecies30s
- Q13How did Aristotle group living things in the first classification system?walk, crawl, swimsmall, medium, largeswim, fly, run/walk/crawlfeathers, fur, fins30s
- Q14What level of classification is most specific?speciesClassGenusKingdom30s
- Q15What level of classification is the largest or contains the most living things?speciesGenusKingdomFamily30s