Classification/Taxonomy
Taxonomy is the science of grouping and naming organisms based on
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1. Put the taxa in the correct order from largest (most kinds of organisms) to smallest (one kind of
organism) CLASS, DOMAIN, GENUS, FAMILY, KINGDOM, ORDER, PHYLUM, SPECIES
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2. Members of the same ______________________ can mate and produce fertile offspring.
3, Taxonomists use a two part naming system to identify an organism. The scientific name of
an organism is the
and
This system of naming is called
4. A group of related species are in the same
5. A group of related families are in the same
6. A group of related phyla are in the same
of the organism.
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