Classification
Cards (20)
- Why did scientists begin to classify species?
- Who began to classify species in the 1700s?
- What are the two kingdoms Linnaeus divided organisms into?
- What are the categories Linnaeus used to classify organisms?
- What mnemonic can help remember Linnaeus's classification system?
- If given a classification of an organism, what might you be asked to fill in?
- What is the binomial name for a zebra?
- What does the term "binomial" refer to in classification?
- What is the binomial name for the polar bear?
- What is a key fact about Linnaeus's classification system?
- What major advances in biology have occurred since Linnaeus's time?
- Who developed the three domain classification system?
- What are the three domains in the three domain system?
- What type of conditions do archaea often inhabit?
- What organisms are included in the eukaryota domain?
- How do scientists use evolutionary trees?
- What data do scientists use to create evolutionary trees for living organisms?
- What do scientists use for extinct organisms when creating evolutionary trees?
- What problem can arise when using fossils for evolutionary trees?
- What does an evolutionary tree indicate about species one, two, and three?