Science Classific- Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Taxonomy | -the branch of science that groups and names living things |
Aristotle | -created the first form of taxonomy |
How plants were divided | -herbs:soft stems -shrubs: several woody stems -trees:single, woody, chunky |
How animals were divided | water dwellers air dwellers land dewllers |
Carolus | -considered the father of Taxonomy |
Linnaeus' system | -Binomial Nomenclature |
What does Binomial Nomenclature mean | -two name naming system |
Charles Darwin | -created the theory of how animals or species can change over time |
Evolution | -theory that species can gradually change over time |
Classification | -process of grouping things based on their similarities |
Taxonomic Key | -tool for identifying organisms that is based on a series of paired statements describing physical characteristics |
Binomial Nomenclature | -naming system developed by Carolus Linnaeus |
Genus | -the first part of an organism's scientific name |
Species | -a group of organisms that can mare and produce fertile offspring |
Taxonomy | -the scientific study of how things are classified |
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