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CHCS- Science
7th-2017- Chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does it mean to classify organisms? | Arrange things into groups |
| What does the modern classification system use as its basis? | Physical characteristics |
| Who proposed the classification system that is still used today? | Carel Linnaeus |
| List the 7 levels of the classification system. | Kingdom. Phylum class order family genus species |
| What are the smaller subdivisions that make up the order? | Family genus species |
| What is the scientific name for the American alligator | Alligator mississippienisis |
| What two subdivisions of the system are used in the scientific name | Genus species |
| In adddition to using two names list characteristics of the scientific name | Genus species name. Latin. Underlined or italizied Applied in 1753 or later. Must not duplicate |
| Are horses and zebras the same species? Biblical kind? | No no |