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Classification
vocabulary and important facts
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Biology
10th Grade
12/07/2020

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Term
Taxonomist
Definition
Scientists organize things
Term
Classification
Definition
 a system of organization used by scientists
Term
7 Levels of Classification
Definition
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Term
Human Classification
Definition
Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Primates, Hominidae, Homo, sapiens
Term
Aristotle
Definition

the first scientist who

attempted to classify

organisms.

Term
Carolus (Carl) Linnaeus
Definition

classified organisms by physical and structural

similarities, still

used today

Term
6 Kingdoms
Definition

Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protist, Plant,

Fungi, Animal

Term
Binomial Nomenclature
Definition
the genus and species used to name all organisms
Term
3 Tools to Classify Organisms
Definition
Cladograms, Phylogenetic Trees, Dichotomous Key
Term
Dichotomous Key
Definition

a tool used for identifying a

species by going through a

series of choices that leads

to the right name

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