Taxonomy and Classification
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What does taxonomy study in biology?

  • Study of animal behavior
  • Study of cellular structure
  • Study of plant physiology
  • Naming, defining and classifying organisms (correct)
  • Who is considered the founder of the current system of taxonomy?

  • Gregor Mendel
  • Carl Linnaeus (correct)
  • Charles Darwin
  • Louis Pasteur
  • What are the principal ranks in modern taxonomy?

  • Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus
  • Phylum, class, order, family, genus
  • Class, order, family, genus, species
  • Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species (correct)
  • What is a taxon?

    <p>A group of organisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Linnaean system?

    <p>A system for categorizing and naming organisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

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