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What is taxonomy?

  • The study of plant genetics
  • The study of Earth's geological history
  • The study of animal behavior
  • The scientific study of naming, defining, and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics (correct)

    • What is a taxon?

  • A group of biological organisms (correct)
  • A geological formation
  • A type of animal behavior
  • A specific genus of plants

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

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

    • What is the principal rank in modern taxonomy for categorizing organisms?

    <p>Species</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are groups of a given rank aggregated in taxonomy?

    <p>To form a more inclusive group of higher rank</p> Signup and view all the answers

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