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M12L1 quiz
Question | Answer |
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What two taxons make up the scientific name? | genus and species |
What genus do Homo Sapiens belong to? | Homo |
A __________________ ________ helps scientists identify unknown organisms. | dichotomous key |
A phylogentic tree shows that organisms have a _________________ ancestor | common |
Homo sapiens and Homo habilis belong to the same genus but have different ____________. | species |
kingdom, phylum, class, order,family, genus, species | 7 levels of classification system |
grouping organisms based on similar characteristics | classification |
Naming a species using two names; genus and species | binomial nomenclature |
Father of classification | Carolus Linnaeus |