GACS lclab Biology - Chapter 17 - Organizing Life's Diversity - Section 17.1 - Classification
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 classification | the grouping of objects or information based on similarities |
| taxonomy | the branc of biology that groups and names organisms based on studies of their different characteristics |
| taxonomists | biologists who study taxonomy |
| Aristotle | Greek philospher who developed the first widely accepted system of biological classification |
| plants and animals | groups Aristotle first grouped organisms |
| herbs, shrubs, trees | plant subgroups used by Aristotle depending on the size and structure |
| land, air, water | animal subgroups used by Aristotle |
| Carolus Linnaeus | developed a classification system based on physical and structural similarities of organisms |
| binomial nomenclature | two-word naming system developed by Linnaeus to identify organisms |
| genus | first word of the binomial nomenclature that groups organisms by similiar species |
| Latin | the language of scientific names |
| second word of binomial nomenclature | describes the characteristics of the organism |
| classification | provides a framework to study the relationships among both living and extinct species |
| taxon | a group of organisms |
| family | biological classification which groups similar genera |
| order | a taxon of similar families |
| phylum | a taxon of similar classes |
| division | a taxon of similar classes used by plant taxonomists |
| kingdom | a taxon of similar phyla or divisions |
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