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classify
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to arrange into groups
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How does a good classification system help?
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1.Generalization
2.It makes ino. about specefic organisms easier to organize and find. |
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Who made a new classification system?
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Carolus Linnaeus
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Species Plantarium
1753 |
plant classification
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Systema Naturae
1758 |
animal classification
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Linnaeus is known as?
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the father of taxonomy
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two important dates in Linneaus' life?
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1774-suffers a strokw
1778-death |
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7 Steps of the Scientific Method
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kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
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5 kingdoms
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Kingdom Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantea, Animilia
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biblical kind
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the grouping of organisms established by God
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species
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a group of similar organisms established by God
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2 main characteristics of biblical kind
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reproduce with other organisms in the kind
reproduce offspring that can also reproduce |
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Bionomial Nomenclature
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a system of naming organisms
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binomial
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two
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nomenclature
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naming
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reasons why linneaus chose latin
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unchanging, descriptive, a root of many languages
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Kingdom Monera
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-largest kingdom
-tiniest known cells -members of group are called monerans -prokaryotic |
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prokaryotic
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lack membranes around around the nucleus
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key role of bacteria
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decompose
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protozoans
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microscopic, unicellular, motile organisms
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algea
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every natural water supply contains some form of algea
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photosynthesis
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to make their own food
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plants
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most are green and nonmoving
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zoology
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the study of animals
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