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Taxonomy
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the science of identifying, classifying, and naming organisms..
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Who was the first man to discover living organisms?
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Aristotle. Classified them as either plants or animals.
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Why did they stop using Aristotles way of classfying organisms?
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Many organisms were not discovered. New technology. Common names were confusing.
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Carlos Linnaeus
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Swedish naturalists. Devised a system of grouping organisms into hierarchical categories.
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Bionomial Nomenclature
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a 2-part naming system.
Every organism has 2 names: Genus & species. |
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Morphology
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an organisms form & structure (internal and external).
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Name levels of classification
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Kingdom
Phylium Class Order Family Genus Species |
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Genus
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a group of similar species
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Species
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Organisms that look alike and produce fertile offspring.
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