Taxonomy Worksheet Biology Worksheets

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Taxonomy worksheet

1. Vocabulary

distinguish between the term

s in each of the following pairs.

) taxonomy, binomial nomenclature

b) kingdom, species

c) phylum, genus

3. Why do biologists assign each organism a universally accepted name? Give an example of this.

4. Name Linneaus’ 7 taxonomic categories from SMALLEST to LARGEST

5. Explain why each of the following characteristics of a classification system is important:

a) It assigns a single, universally accepted name to each organism.

b) It places organisms into groups that are biologically related.

c) It divides organisms into small groups.

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