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classification
multilevel grouping of individuals
Who first classified organisms?
Aristotle 2,000 years ago
genera (genus)
groups that started to be formed in classification
When did names start to be organized?
the Middle Ages
starting in the middle ages, names began to be __ in __.
systematically written down
latin
polynomial system
classification scheme of the middle ages
strings of latin words and phrases containing up to 12 words
What replaced the polynomial system?
binomial system
Who created the binomial system?
Linnaeus
250 years ago
binomial system
2 part name for each species
binomial nomenclature
Taxa
group of organisms at a particular level in a classification system (taxonomy)
scientific name
genus and species
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Author
carolinew
ID
16415
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taxclassification
Description
taxonomy
Updated
2010-04-27T15:00:23Z
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