Taxonomy Crash Course

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What is the science of classifying things called?

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taxonomy

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Every living thing on this planet is related to every other living thing. They all have DNA!

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True

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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An oak tree and a salmon are related because they both contain DNA in their cells.

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True

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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The classification of living things helps people understand the story of life.

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True

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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Who is the scientist responsible for developing the naming system for living things that we currently use?

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Linnaeus

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How did Linnaeus classify living things in the 1700s?

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By physical form and structure

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Mammals are classified based on: where they live, what they eat, how fast they run, their ability to produce milk

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their ability to produce milk

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Do we still use the levels of classification Linnaeus created?

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True

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The system in which we give each organism a unique, 2-part name is called

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binomial nomenclature

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Scientific names are written in Latin and the 1st part is the ___ and the 2nd part is the ___.

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genus, species