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Classifying Living Things Ch 2 How Organisms are Classified
Topic 3 Classification
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4th Grade
01/10/2011

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kingdom
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the largest group into which an organism is classified
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trait
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a characteristic of an organism
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genus
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a group made up of two or more very similar species
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species
Definition
the smallest group into which an organism is classified
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Are there fewer or more different kind of organisms in each group as you move down the classification levels?
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Fewer
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The first part of an organism's names uses that organism's _____________.
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genus
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The second part of an organism's name uses its __________ name.
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species
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Classifying organisms helps people in what three ways?
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1. allows them to keep track of organisms
2. helps people communicate by suing one naming system
3. helps to organize information about organisms
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What do scientific names provide that common names do not provide?
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