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Which is the common name?
tiger
Felis concolor
Panthera tigris
Panthera leo
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Which is the correct way of writing a scientific name?
Pan troglodytes
pan troglodytes
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What characteristics are used to classify animals?
live on land or in water
physical and behavioral
mode of nutrition
fur and hair
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grouping organisms based upon their evolutionary history
binomial nomenclature
evolutionary classification
greek and latin
Scientific name of an organism consists of two Latin names:
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Who created taxonomy classification?
Charles Darwin
Mrs. Cavicchio
Albert Einstein
Carlos Linnaeus
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branch of biology that involves the identification, naming and classification of species
binomial nomenclature
classification
Zoology
Taxonomy
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How many animals does Mrs. Cavicchio have?
3
6
4
5
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The largest and most inclusive of Linaeus's taxonomy categories is
Kingdom
class
order
Phylum
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Linnaeus classification system
10 classifications
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
Kingdom, phylum, class, organism, family, genus, specific
Kingdom, phylum, family, class, species, order, genus
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what is this?
easy
cladogram
dichotomous key
a biology assingment
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used to identify a plant or animal with two questions until species is identified
cladogram
key
dichotomous key
punnet square
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fill in the blank. K, P, C, _, F, _, S
order, genus
class, order
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Why do we classify organisms?
To give it a name based on its characteristics
To differentiate between domestic and wild animals
To decide where it lives
To understand their behaviors
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Fill in the blank. K P C _ F G S
Order
Organism
organs
organize
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What is the largest animal on the planet?
liger
elephant
Giant sting ray
Blue whale
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Binomial nomenclature
Scientific name of an organism consists of two Latin names
Branch of Zoology to identify ecosystems
2 species
Scientific name of an animal that consists of 3 names
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Which name is the genus?
Loxodonta
africana
Loxodonta
africana
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how many questions are used in a dichotomous key?
3
4
2
1
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Why do scientists avoid using common names for organisms?
Scientists are required to use scientific names
There are several different species of animals
