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Classification

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What is taxonomy? The science of naming and classifying living things
What do we call a species two-part name? Scientific name
What two taxonomic levels are used for a scientific name? Genus and species
How do we classify organisms? Based on shared characteristics
List the levels of classification from largest to smallest. (Dear King Phillip Came Over For Good Soup) Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
True or false: the larger taxonomic categories are more general, while the smaller ones are more specific True
How are scientific names written? 1. in italics 2. genus capitalized 3. species lower case
What plant phylum produces seeds in cones? Gymnosperms
What plant phylum produces seeds in fruits, flowers and are vascular? Angiosperms
What is a common characteristic of mollusks? They have hard shells
What are invertebrates? Animals with no backbones (Porifera, Cnidaria, Mollusca, Annelida, Arthropoda, Echinodermata)
What are vertebrates? Animals with a backbone (most of Chordata)
What characteristics do scientists use to determine which phylum an organism belongs to? 1. Type of body symmetry 2. Presence or absence of a backbone 3. If an organism has an exposkeleton
What characteristics do scientists use to determine which kingdom an organism belongs to? 1. How it gets it's food 2. multi- or uni- cellular 3. Presence or absence of cell structures
Which kingdom is described? 1. multicellular 2. heterotrophic 3. contains cell walls Fungi
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