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Classifying Organism (Levels of classification (The major levels of…
Classifying Organism
Levels of classification
The major levels of classification
The more classification levels that two organisms share, the more characteristics they have in common.
The classification system that we use today is heavily based on the contribution of Linnaeus
Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order strigiformes
Family strigidae
Genus Budo
Species Budo virginianus
Why do scientists classify
classification is the procces of grouping things based on simularitys
Makes organisms easier to study if you can classify the group it belongs to
The scientific study of how living things are classified is called taxonomy
The naming system of Linnaeus
Genus and species
The first start of classification question is it genus
A species is a group of similar organisms that can mate with each other
Called binomial nomenclature
Binomial means two names.
Taxonomic keys
help determine the identity of organisms
Describes the physical characteristics of different organisms
Evolution and classification
Species with similar evolutionary histories are classified more closely together