Taxonomy: The Study of Organism Classification
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Who is regarded as the founder of the current system of taxonomy?

  • Charles Darwin
  • Gregor Mendel
  • Carl Linnaeus (correct)
  • Alfred Russel Wallace
  • What is the principal rank in modern taxonomy used in place of phylum in botany?

  • Order
  • Family
  • Division (correct)
  • Class
  • What is the scientific study of naming, defining, and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics called?

  • Taxonomy (correct)
  • Ecology
  • Genetics
  • Morphology
  • Which taxonomic rank is not part of the principal ranks in modern use?

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

    What did Carl Linnaeus develop for naming organisms?

    <p>'The Linnaean taxonomy'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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