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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

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BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION  

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  • Biological classification is the process by which scientists group living organisms. Organisms are classified based on how similar they are. Historically, similarity was determined by examining the physical characteristics of an organism but modern classification uses a variety of techniques including genetic analysis. Organisms are classified according to a system of seven ranks: Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species

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  • 2017-03-15 12:10:00.0 [mgenazzi] Definition added insert Definition (id: null text: Biological classification is the process by which scientists group living organisms. Organisms are classified based on how similar they are. Historically, similarity was determined by examining the physical characteristics of an organism but modern classification uses a variety of techniques including genetic analysis. Organisms are classified according to a system of seven ranks: Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species language code: en);

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