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Taxonomy Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Taxonomy | The science of classifying organisms based on specific traits |
| the levels of classification from largest to smallest | Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species |
| The 5 kingdoms | Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia |
| Classification of a the human | Kingdom- Animalia, Phylum- Chordata, Class- Mammalia, Order- Primates, Family- Hominidae, Genus- Homo, Species- sapien |
| The first scientist to classify living things | Aristotle |
| All scientific names are in | Latin |
| Linnaeus based his classification system on | specific traits |
| Phyla are divided into | classes |
| Scientific names come from the classification groups of | genus and species |
| The __ is always written first in a scientific name | genus |
| Phylogeny | the study of the evolutionary history of an organism |
| Why is taxonomy important? | It is a way of grouping organisms according to their presumed natural relationships |
| Biochemistry | the chemical makeup of an organism |