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17 Cards in this Set
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The process of grouping things based on their similarities is
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classification
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Why do biologists use classification?
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to organize living things into groups so that organisms are easier to study
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The scientific study of how living things are classified is called
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taxonomy
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true or false: Once an organism is classified, a scientist knows a lot about that organism
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true
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true or false: Linnaeus placed organisms into groups based on their features that he could observe.
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true
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In Linnaeus's naming system, called blank, each organism is given a two-part name.
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binomial nomenclature
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true or false:a species is a group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce.
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true
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list the 8 levels of classification in order from largest level to most specific level
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domain
kingdom phyla classes orders family genus species |
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true or false: the more classification levels that two organisms share, the more characteristics they have in common.
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true
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List the 3 domains of living things.
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Bacteria
Archaea Eukarya |
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A dense are in a cell that contains nucleic acids is a
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nucleus
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true or false: Archaea have a similar chemicl makeup to bacteria.
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false
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true or false: Protists can be either unicellular or multicellular.
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true
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true or false: Mushrooms, molds, mildew, and yeast are all fungi.
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true
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plants are blank; they can make their own food.
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autotrophs
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true or false: Plants provide food for every heterotroph on Earth.
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false
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true or false: all animals are multicellular.
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true
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