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Classifying Living Organisms Taxonomy Classifying Living Organisms

What is taxonomy?

What is a species? Dogs Cats

Carolus von Linnaeus Binomial nomenclature Genus Species Carolus von Linnaeus (1707-1778) Swedish scientist who laid the foundation for modern taxonomy

Current classification system Kingdom Kings King Phylum Play Phillip Class Chess Called Order On Out Family Fine For Genus Glass Green Species Stools Soup

Diversity of Living Things Dichotomous Keys

Dichotomous Keys Dichotomy: Dichotomous Key:

Dichotomous Keys

Dichotomous Keys

Why do we use dichotomous keys? To attract fish, you need to know what they want to eat.

Why do we use dichotomous keys?

Why do we use dichotomous keys?

How does a dichotomous key relate to the 7 taxa and binomial nomenclature?

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