1. Taxonomy is the science of naming and classifying organisms.
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The Linnaean Classification System
Taxonomy is the science of naming and classifying organisms.
Carolus Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist who, in the 1750s, developed the scientific naming system still used today.

2. The system is based on physical and structural characteristics.
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The system is based on physical and structural characteristics.
The Linnaean system is not a perfect system. It only accounts for physical similarities and not genetic similarities.

3. Scientific name: -Genus species - Always underlined or in italics
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Binomial nomenclature- a system that gives each species a two-part scientific name using Latin words. “two name naming system”
Scientific name: -Genus species
- Always underlined or in italics
- Genus is Capitalized
Species is lower case
Ex.- wolf- Canis lupus

4. There are six kingdoms of life:
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Kingdom
There are six kingdoms of life:
Bacteria
Archae
Protista/ Protozoa
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia

5. Human Kingdom  Animalia
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Human Kingdom  Animalia

6. Phylum Flap 4 One or more phylums make up a kingdom.
Human Phylum  Chordata

7. One or more classes make up a phylum.
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Class
One or more classes make up a phylum.
Human Class  Mammalia

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Order
Human Order  Primates

9. Human Family  Hominidae
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Family
Human Family  Hominidae

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Genus
Includes one or more physically similar species that are thought to be closely related
Human Genus  Homo

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Species
Group of organisms so similar to one another that they can breed and produce offspring.
Human Species  sapiens
Human Scientific Name  Homo sapiens

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