Classification of Living Things

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The largest taxon is? Kingdom, Species, Family, Phylum

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Kingdom

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What does a good classification system not do?

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Create confusion

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The two name system for classifying organisms was developed by:

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Carolus Linnaeus

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What is the genus name for all maple trees?

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Acer

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The science of naming organisms and placing them in groups is called:

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Taxonomy

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Each of the following is the name of a taxon except: Group, Genus, Family, Kingdom

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Group

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The only taxon that has a clear biological identity is the: kingdom, Phylum, Genus, Species

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Species

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The kingdom that includes all prokaryotes is the: Monera, Fungi, Protista, Plantae

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Monera

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Are all members of the kingdom protista prokaryotes?

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False

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Linnaeus developed the two-name system for naming organisms

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True