Classification of Organisms

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Classification of Organisms
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Why should we classify Organisms?
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• Reduce confusion over what to call an organism.

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Why should we classify Organisms?
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• Identify how closely organisms are related to
  each other

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How do scientists classify organisms?

• Use a system that has 7 categories that go from
  broadest to narrowest.

• Kingdom

• Phylum

• Class

• Order

• Family

• Genus

• species

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SPECIES
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Remember the order of classification

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Anything else that works to help you remember the
order the classification occurs.
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QUESTIONS???
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