Biological Taxonomy Basics
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What is taxonomy?

  • The study of animal behavior in their natural environment
  • The study of the Earth's geological history
  • The scientific study of naming, defining, and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics (correct)
  • The study of how organisms adapt to their environment

    • What is a taxon?

  • A type of plant species
  • A classification system for animals
  • A method for naming organisms
  • A group of biological organisms (correct)

    • Who is regarded as the founder of the current system of taxonomy?

  • Alfred Russel Wallace
  • Charles Darwin
  • Carl Linnaeus (correct)
  • Gregor Mendel

    • What are the principal ranks in modern use for classifying organisms?

    <p>Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Carl Linnaeus develop for categorizing organisms?

    <p>A ranked system known as Linnaean taxonomy and binomial nomenclature for naming organisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

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