Taxonomy and Classification

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What is the largest category of classification in taxonomy?

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Kingdom

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What do all organisms in the phylum Chordata have?

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They have spinal cords.

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Who developed the two-name system for naming organisms?

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Linnaeus

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On what basis are organisms classified in taxonomy?

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Similarities and evolutionary relationships.

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What is taxonomy?

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The science of classifying and naming living things.

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What is the highest rank in the biological classification system?

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Domain

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What are the three domains of life?

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Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya.

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What is a genus?

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A group of species that are closely related and share a common ancestor.

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What is the difference between a species and a genus?

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A species is a group of individuals that can interbreed, while a genus is a group of related species.

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What is binomial nomenclature?

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A two-part naming system for organisms, consisting of the genus name and species name.