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Classification & Taxonomy

Classification & Taxonomy. Name: ____________________________ Period: __________. CLASSIFICATION. A way to group and categorize different organisms Grouped according to their shared physical characteristics Compare looks and behaviors Compare bones and other structures Compare DNA.

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Classification & Taxonomy

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  1. Classification & Taxonomy Name: ____________________________ Period: __________

  2. CLASSIFICATION • A way to group and categorize different organisms • Grouped according to their shared physical characteristics • Compare looks and behaviors • Compare bones and other structures • Compare DNA

  3. Taxonomy • Science of naming and classifying organisms • Linnaean Taxonomy • Kingdom • Phylum • Class • Order • Family • Genus • Species

  4. Most general Level Are similar in some ways KINGDOM Levels of Classification PHYLUM CLASS ORDER FAMILY GENUS Most Specific level Same species can Breed with each other SPECIES

  5. Binomial Nomenclature • “Two-word naming system” • Genus and Species • Genus name is capitalized and comes first • Species name is not capitalized • Both are in italics

  6. Kingdoms of Life

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