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Exploring Taxonomy: Understanding the Classification of Living Things

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  1. Chapter 9, section 1 Review

  2. Putting things into groups based on specific characteristics is called • Classification

  3. The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called • Taxonomy

  4. The 8 levels of classification are • Domain • Kingdom • Phylum • Class • Order • Family • Genus • Species

  5. As you go toward speciesliving things share more or less common characteristics. • MORE

  6. Scientific names are written in what language? • Latin

  7. There are two parts to a scientific name: • The _________________ name, which is capitalized • Genus • The _________________ name, which is lowercase • Specific (species) Tyrannosaurusrex

  8. The picture below is called a

  9. The picture is called a • dichotomous key

  10. Review • The biggest category in the scientific classification system is ___________________. • DOMAIN!

  11. Review • Every living thing is classified into one of three ______________. • DOMAINS

  12. Review • Scientific Names have ______ parts. • TWO!

  13. Review • The science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms is called __________________________. • TAXONOMY!

  14. Review • Which scientist founded modern taxonomy? • CAROLUS LINNEAUS

  15. Review • The classification system is still growing. TRUE OR FALSE? • TRUE! SCIENTISTS ARE ALWAYS DISCOVERING AND CLASSIFYING NEW ORGANISMS.

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