Difference between revisions of "Scientific Classification"

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-[[Image:Biological classification.png|right|thumb|150px|Classification chart]]
-'''Scientific Classification''' is the method by which [[Biology|biologists]] group and categorize species of organisms. All species of life are classified in a ranked hierarchy, starting with [[Domain]]s, which are then divided into [[kingdom (biology)|Kingdoms]]. Kingdoms are divided into [[Phylum|Phyla]] (singular: ''phylum''), which are further divided into [[Class (Taxonomy)|Classes]], and they, in turn, into [[Order (Taxonomy)|Orders]], [[Family (Taxonomy)|Families]], [[Genus|Genera]] (singular: ''genus''), and [[Species]]. The ranks below species are, in [[zoology]], [[Subspecies]] and [[Morph]], and in [[botany]], [[Variety]] (''varietas'') and [[Form]] (''forma'').
-With advances in knowledge and the discovery of more varied species, the ranks have been further subdivided to allow the precise classification of the relationships of similar species to each other.
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