What is the term for the six major categories that classify all life on earth?
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is it "taxonomy"....i think so!!
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In science, the practice of classifying organisms is called taxonomy (Taxis means arrangement and nomos mean method). The modern taxonomic system was developed by the Swedish botanist Carolus (Carl) Linnaeus (1707-1778). He used simple physical characteristics of organisms to identify and differentiate between different species and is based on genetics.
Linnaeus developed a hierarchy of groups for taxonomy. To distinguish different levels of similarity, each classifying group, called taxon (pl. taxa) is subdivided into other groups. To remember the order, it is helpful to use a mnemonic device. The taxa in hierarchical order:
Domain - Archea, Eubacteria, Eukaryote
Kingdom - Plantae, Animalia, Fungi, Protists, Eubacteria (Monera), Archaebacteria
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species - smallest classification
The domain is the broadest category, while species is the most specific category available. The taxon Domain was only introduced in 1990 by Carl Woese, as scientists reorganise things based on new discoveries and information. For example, the European Hare would be classified as follows:
Eukaryote --> Animalia --> Chordata --> Mammalia --> Lagomorpha --> Leporidae --> Lepus --> Lepus europaeus.
Eukaryote is just one of the classes inside of the main class Phyla
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Linnaeus developed a hierarchy of groups for taxonomy. To distinguish different levels of similarity, each classifying group, called taxon (pl. taxa) is subdivided into other groups. To remember the order, it is helpful to use a mnemonic device. The taxa in hierarchical order:
Domain - Archea, Eubacteria, Eukaryote
Kingdom - Plantae, Animalia, Fungi, Protists, Eubacteria (Monera), Archaebacteria
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species - smallest classification
The domain is the broadest category, while species is the most specific category available. The taxon Domain was only introduced in 1990 by Carl Woese, as scientists reorganise things based on new discoveries and information. For example, the European Hare would be classified as follows:
Eukaryote --> Animalia --> Chordata --> Mammalia --> Lagomorpha --> Leporidae --> Lepus --> Lepus europaeus.
Eukaryote is just one of the classes inside of the main class Phyla
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