Episode Synopsis "1.1.2 Classifying Organisms"

This lesson covers the material from Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2: Classifying Organisms in our Life Science textbook.  You can about this material on pages 18-24.   Vocab Binomial nomenclature:  The system that gives each organism a Two-word scientific name, and the name of its species Species: A group of organisms that has similar traits and are able to produce fertile offspring Genus: A group of similar species Classify:  Sort into groups of similar characteristics Taxonomy:  The branch of science concerned with classification, especially the classification of organisms

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