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What does this word mean to biologists?
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Process of grouping things based on their similarities
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1. a. To organize living things into groups so that the organisms are easier to study.
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What does this word mean?
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1. b. Scientific study of how living things are classified Anatomy Botany
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Geographical Address Continent Country State City Building Floor Apartment Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Taxonomy Address
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Carolous (Carl) Linneaus 1707-1778 Swedish Botanist, Zoologist and Physician
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Two word naming system developed by Carl Linneaus in the 1750’s
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Bi- = Two -nomial = name
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Genus
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The first word in the scientific name.
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Genus The first word in the scientific name. Contains similar, closely related organisms
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Genus The first word in the scientific name. Contains similar, closely related organisms Example: Canis = Dog Panthera = Lions and Tigers
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Genus The first word in the scientific name. Contains similar, closely related organisms Example: Canis = Dog Panthera = Lions and Tigers species
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Genus The first word in the scientific name. Contains similar, closely related organisms Example: Canis = Dog Panthera = Lions and Tigers The second word in the scientific name species
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Genus The first word in the scientific name. Contains similar, closely related organisms Example: Canis = Dog Panthera = Lions and Tigers The second word in the scientific name Describes a distinctive feature in an organism species
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Genus The first word in the scientific name. Contains similar, closely related organisms Example: Canis = Dog, Wolf Panthera = Lions and Tigers The second word in the scientific name Describes a distinctive feature in an organism Is a group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce species
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1. The complete scientific name is written in italics or is underlined!!!
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2. Only the first letter of the first word in a scientific name is capitalized.
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1. The complete scientific name is written in italics or is underlined!!! 2. Only the first letter of the first word in a scientific name is capitalized. 3. Scientific names use Latin because it is the only language that scientists used during that time. Homo sapiens
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a) The more classification levels that two organisms share, the more characteristics they have in common.
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1. Domain – highest level of organization
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2. Kingdom
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1. Domain – highest level of organization 2. Kingdom 3. Phylum (or phyla, which is plural)
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1. Domain – highest level of organization 2. Kingdom 3. Phylum (or phyla, which is plural) 4. Class
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1. Domain – highest level of organization 2. Kingdom 3. Phylum (or phyla, which is plural) 4. Class 5. Order
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1. Domain – highest level of organization 2. Kingdom 3. Phylum (or phyla, which is plural) 4. Class 5. Order 6. Family
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1. Domain – highest level of organization 2. Kingdom 3. Phylum (or phyla, which is plural) 4. Class 5. Order 6. Family 7. Genus
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1. Domain – highest level of organization 2. Kingdom 3. Phylum (or phyla, which is plural) 4. Class 5. Order 6. Family 7. Genus 8. Species
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1. Domain – highest level of organization 2. Kingdom – broadest category 3. Phylum – (or phyla, which is plural) 4. Class 5. Order 6. Family 7. Genus 8. Species – most specific category
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1. Domain Do 2. Kingdom Kings 3. Phylum Play 4. ClassChess 5. OrderOn 6. FamilyFamily 7. GenusGreen 8. SpeciesSquares
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1. Domain Do 2. Kingdom Kings 3. Phylum Play 4. ClassChess 5. OrderOn 6. FamilyFamily 7. GenusGreen 8. SpeciesSquares Do Kings Play Chess On Funny Green Squares?
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