Taxonomy Post Quiz

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The gray squirrel, Eastern fox squirrel, and red squirrel are all different species of squirrels. Why is having a scientific name for each species of an organism important?

Organisms are classified today using the Linnaean system, and the following table shows the taxonomic classification of two marine organisms living along the Pacific Coast.   

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Taxonomic classification is important to marine biologists because it provides a way to —

The classifications of four trees are shown in the table. 

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Which two trees are the most closely related?

A student used a microscope to study four members of the phylum Ciliophora. Members of this phylum move when propelled by hundreds of tiny cilia. 

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The gray squirrel, Eastern fox squirrel, and red squirrel are all different species of squirrels. Why is having a scientific name for each species of an organism important?

Taxonomic classification is important to marine biologists because it provides a way to —

Which two trees are the most closely related?

Although these organisms belong to the same phylum, they are classified as different —