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What is the scientific study of naming, defining, and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics called?
What is the scientific study of naming, defining, and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics called?
What is the singular form of the word 'taxa'?
What is the singular form of the word 'taxa'?
Which scientist is regarded as the founder of the current system of taxonomy?
Which scientist is regarded as the founder of the current system of taxonomy?
What is the principal rank used in modern taxonomy that is sometimes replaced by 'division' in botany?
What is the principal rank used in modern taxonomy that is sometimes replaced by 'division' in botany?
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What did Carl Linnaeus develop for categorizing organisms and naming them?
What did Carl Linnaeus develop for categorizing organisms and naming them?
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