Classification of Living Things

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Who were the first explorers that classified new organisms?

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Lewis and Clark

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What is the correct order of the 7 levels of Classification?

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Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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What level is the most specific of the levels of classification?
Options: species, genus, family, class

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species

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What is the most general level of classification? phylum, kingdom, species, genus

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kingdom

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The science of naming and classifying organisms is:

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taxonomy

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This is a two-part naming system and uses Latin words.

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binomial nomenclature

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The name given to each species, consisting of its genus and its species label (e.g., Panthera tigris)

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scientific name

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What is one limitation of the Linnaean classification system?

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It is based on physical characteristics alone.

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The __________________ system grouped all organisms into two kingdoms.

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Linnaean

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The 2-part naming system developed by Linneus is known as: dichotomous key, taxonomy, binomial nomenclature, classification

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binomial nomenclature