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| to arrange things into groups |
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| a unique two-word name of a particular organism |
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| another name for scientific name |
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| the grouping of organisms, established by God, that are able to breed among themselves and produce offspring |
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| List in order the 7 levels of the modern classification system |
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| Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species |
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| if all of the few birds you are studying have beaks and feathers, you can __________ that all birds have beaks and feathers. |
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| Who proposed the classification system that is still used today? |
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| Carolus Linnaeus was the founder of the Modern Classification System in the 1700s |
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| What types of characteristics are used to classify organisms today? |
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| the physical characteristics |
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| What is the technical name of the animal kingdom? |
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| Why do we classify living organisms? |
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| 1. by learning about characteristics of individuals, you can also learn characteristics of the whole group. 2. makes it easier to organize & find information about specific organisms |
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| What does a scientist's classification of humans as part of the animal kingdom say about his worldview? |
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| most classify humans as animals more specificall as mammals because of their similar characteristics such as hair, nails, and giving birth to their babies |
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| Why is there a need for scientific names? |
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| When a person wishes to be accurate, he uses this when naming an organism |
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| Describe the two parts of a scientific name |
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| The first name is the genus of the organism which are always capitalized. The second name is the species of the organism is is not capitalized but both names are italicized. |
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| God commanded living things to reproduce after their _______________. |
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| Which is more accurate, a common name or a scientific name? |
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| Which word(s) of a scientific name is/are capitalized? |
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| The first name is the genus and it is always capitalized. |
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| Who gives an organism its scientific name? |
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| the first person to publish a description is usually the one to give the name |
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| What does the modern classification system use as its basis for placing organisms into groups? |
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| the system has 7 basic levels from largest to smallest - grouping characteristics of individuals making it easier to organize and find information about specific organisms |
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| What are the smaller subdivisions that make up an order? |
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| What is the scientific name for the American alligator? |
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| Alligator mississippiensis |
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| What two subdivisions of the classification system are used in a scientific name? |
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| In addition to using two names, list five additional characteristics of scientific names. |
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| 1. the names are in Latinized form 2. The entire scientific name is either underlined or itialicized, but never both. 3. It must not duplicate a previous name 4. Only the genus name is capitalized 5. a vailid scientific name is one that was applied in 1753 or later |
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| Are horses and zebras the same species? the same biblical kind? |
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| Scientists have them as different species. They are the same biblical kind because they can produce offspring. |
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| If you studied a fish and found that it had fins, breathed using gills , and lived in the water, you could assume that other fish probably have these characteristics. This process is called generalization. True or false |
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| The classification system used today places organisms in groups based on ________________________________. |
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| _____________________ devised the system of classification that is used today. |
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| The largest level in the classification system is the _____________________. |
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| Which of the following is the proper format for a scientific name? A. Heterodon platyrhinos B. heterodon platyrhinos C. Heterodon Platyrhinos D. Heterodon platyrhinos |
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| The gcientific name is also called the ____________________ name. |
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| Once an organism is given a scientific name, it can never be changed. True or False |
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| To prevent confusion, if you were discussing a particular animal with someone from a different country, it would be best to use the animal's common name. True or False |
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| Since humans have hair, teeth, arms, and legs and some animals have hair, teeth, arms, and legs, humans should be classified as animals. True or False |
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| Biblical kinds are a method of classifying animals based on God's command to all living things in Genesis. True or False |
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