Why do scientists classify?

Scientists have identified at least 2.5 million kinds of organisms on Earth.

• True

• False

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The process of grouping things based on similarities is called . . .

• biology

• classification

• homeostasis

• development

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Why do scientists classify living things?

• It's fun.

• It seems like a good idea.

• So organisms are easier to study

• To identify the most successful living thing

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Taxonomy is the . . .

• study of life

• study of natural phenomenon

• study of the structure and history of Earth

• study of how living things are classified

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Classification of living things (taxonomy) is useful because . . .

• You know a lot about an organism depending on how it is classified.

• It tells you how successful an organism is.

• It is a good idea.

• It is a tool for magnifying microscopic organisms.

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Who was the FIRST person to develop a classification system for organisms?

• Redi

• Pasteur

• Linnaeus

• Aristotle

Aristotle divided animals into groups based . . .

• how they move (fly, swim, walk)

• their size

• where the live

• what they eat

Aristotle used careful OBSERVATIONS to create his classification system.

• True

• False

Organisms that are classified together have ___ traits.

• similar

• different

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Aristotle grouped organisms based on how they MOVE. What two animals would Aristotle group together?

• penguin and hawk

• fly and hawk

• fly and ant

• penguin and fly