Classifying life Flashcards
1
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Taxonomy
A
Science of classifying organism
2
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Aristotle
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First to classify organisms
3
Q
Scientific name
A
Specific name for a species
4
Q
Carolus
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Devised the current classification system
5
Q
Binomial nomenclature
A
2 naming system for all organisms
6
Q
Genus
A
A grove of similar species
7
Q
Classification scheme
A
8
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Phylogeny
A
Evolutionary history of an organism
