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Science #1
Classification
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Taxonomy | The scientific study of how living things are classified |
| Binomial Nomenclature | The two part name scientists give organisms |
| Dichotomous Key | Identification aid that uses sequential pairs of descriptive statments |
| Genus | The first part of an organism's name |
| Carolus Linnaeus | The Swedish scientist that expanded Aristotle's ideas on classification |
| Subgroups | Smaller groups of organisms that shared other similarites |
| Species | The second part of an organism's name |
| Aristotle | The first scientist to develop a classification system |
| What did Linnaeus devise? | A naming system |
| What are the 7 levels of classification? | Kingdom,Phylum,Class,Order,Family,Genus.Species |
| Are all fungi heterotrophs or autotrophs? | heterotrophs |
| What is the broadest level of classification out of the 8? | Domain |
| Classification | The processes of grouping things based on their similarities |
| How did Aristotle classify organisms? | By how they moved |
| What is the smallest classification level? | Species |
| What does a species name often describe? | Distinct features of the organism |
| How many kingdoms are there? | Six Kingdoms |