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Biology - How Are Animals And Plants Classified Into Groups And Who Began Trie Practice?

How are animals and plants classified into groups and who began trie practice?

There are millions of species of living organisms. Taxonomy is the classification of these organisms into groups by the use of an hierarchial arrangement. Specific groups are classified within more general groups, and the level of a given group is denoted in a ranking. Such classifications provide a basis for comparisons and generalizations.

An early pioneer in the field of taxonomy was Swedish naturalist Carolus Linnaeus (1707—1778). Linnaeus composed a hierarchical classification system for the plant (1753) and animal (1758) kingdoms using a system of nomenclature (naming) that continues to be used today. Every plant and animal was given two scientific names in Latin (binomial nomenclature), one for the species and the other for the genus. A species is a group of organisms that share a special set of characteristics....

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