Mastering Classification and Taxonomy

MRS GREN = A mnemonic used to remember the life processes of all living things Dichotomous Key = A tool that allows the user to determine the identity of items in the natural world Linnaeus Taxonomy of Species = A hierarchical system for classifying and identifying organisms Scientific name = The formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts

Physical characteristics = Features or traits that can be observed or measured Biological characteristics = Functional aspects of an organism, like metabolism or reproduction Indigenous Australians = The first people to inhabit Australia Vertebrates & Invertebrates = Major classification of animals based on the presence or absence of a backbone

Classification = The process of arranging organisms into groups based on similarities Living and non-living things = A basic concept in science that distinguishes between entities that have life and those that do not How they classify living things = Based on various characteristics like cell structure, mode of nutrition, body organization, reproduction, etc. The differences between both = A comparison between two or more items to identify their variations