Chapter 17.1, Problem 1NV

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Summary Introduction

To classify:

Each term as Linnaeus classification system or a taxonomic group.

Introduction:

The Linnaeus system of classification is the one of the classification systems that uses the binomial nomenclature. This gives a specie scientific name in which first species is genus and second is species.

Explanation of Solution

The given terms can be classified as follows:

Linnaeus’s system	Taxonomic group
Binomial nomenclature Genus	Family Order Class Phylum Division Kingdom Domain

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Summary Introduction

To define:

The term classification, taxon, and taxonomy.

Explanation of Solution

Classification is defined as systematic division of arrangement in different taxon according to the observable similarities among organisms.

Taxa is a unit of the biological classification. It is a systematic hierarchy of classification system.

Taxonomy is a science of classification and naming different organisms. Using the taxonomic classification system, the organism can be classified in different taxa.