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Chapter  7 Objectives

The

 Classification of Living Things

Explain the need for a classification systems in everyday life and biology.

Explain the contributions of the following individuals to the development of modern taxonomy: Aristotle, Theophrastus, John Ray, Carolus Linnaeus

List in order the 7 levels of classification of organisms.

What is the advantage of binomial nomenclature over previous methods of nomenclature?

What are the rules for using binomial nomenclature?

What is the relationship between modern taxonomy and the theory of evolution?

Describe the 6 types of information used to classify species.

Provide a description of each of the 5 kingdoms of organisms and give representative organisms of each.

What are the advantages of the 5 kingdom system.

Be able to use a taxonomic key to classify organisms.

Compare and contrast autotrophs and heterotrophs.

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