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18 Cards in this Set
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The classification of living things are in this order: kingdom, family, genus, species, ________,_________, and _________ |
phylum, class, order |
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A dichotomous key tells you how to __________ an organism |
identify |
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The discovery of new organisms made scientist add new __________ |
kingdoms |
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Identifying organisms by groups or classes is known as ______________ |
classification |
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Linnaeus is known for the science of ___________ |
taxonomy |
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Plants are from the kingdom of the _________ |
plantae |
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___________ move by themselves and have sense organs |
Animalia |
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The cat is known as Felis Domesticus, the word domesticus is the ________ name |
species |
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A ________ is a simple animal |
sponge |
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Slime mold is from the kingdom ________ |
protista |
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Organisms are referred to by their __________ names to avoid confusion |
scientific |
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Living things are classified according to _____________ |
characteristics |
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In the past, scientist use to classify things as _______ or _______ |
plant, animal |
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What makes a scientific name? |
genus and species |
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How many kingdoms are there? |
6 |
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Protists are _____________ organisms |
multicellular |
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Plants need _________ for photosynthesis |
sunlight |
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Biologist only classify ________, _________, and __________ |
living things, extinct organisms, plants |