Classification Worksheet
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The science of classifying organisms and assigning them universally accepted names is known as
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2.
In the space below, explain why scientists refer to organisms by scientific names instead of common names.
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3.
The largest taxonomic category (all encompassing) in Lannaeus’s system of classification is the _________________, and
the smallest is the _______________________________.
4.
Fill the name of each missing taxonomic category in the chart below
5.
What is a cladogram?
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6.
What are the two groups into which the Kingdom monera have been separated in?
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7.
According to the system of binomial nomenclature, how should the scientific name of a species be written?
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8.
A more inclusive category than any other, including the kingdom, is the _______________________________.
9.
Complete the following statements below:
a. Kingdom monera refers to the _________________________
b. Kingdom plantae refers to the _________________________
c. Kingdom fungi refers to the __________________________
d. Kingdom animalia refers to the _______________________
e. Kingdom protista refers to the ______________________
10. What are the three domains and what organisms do they refer to?
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11. On the line provided, label each organism with the kingdom and domain to which it belongs
12. Complete the concept map below: