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Taxonomy is the science of classification of organisms.

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Q: What is identifying organisms by their genus and species names called?
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How are organisms in a species different from others in genus?

Organisms in a species have characteristics that differ from those of other organisms in their genus.


Are more kinds of organisms in a species or genus?

There are more kinds of organisms in a Genus because species is a subset of genus. Therefore, Genus is superior.


What is the first and second part of an organisms scientific name called?

Genus and species.


What are the two categories of organisms used in a scientific name?

The standard scientific naming system, binomial nomenclature, uses the genus and species name, in italics: Genus species. If additional information is necessary for identifying an organism, the lower taxa subspecies/variety and breed/subvariety may be used: Genus species subspecies "Breed."


What generalization can you make about identifying how closely organisms are related?

if 2 or more organisms have more than one of the following the same, they are closley related: kingdom, phylum, class,order,family,genus,and species


How are organisms in a species different from others in their genue?

Organisms in a species have characteristics that differ from those of other organisms in their genus.


What two levels of classification are used to name organisms?

The genus and species are the final 2 classification that determine a scientific name for an organism


What part of the scientific name will two organisms share if they are related?

When using genus and species in taxonomy , the genus will be the same for two very closely related organisms. The species will separate them.


Which of these classification groups includes the least variety of organisms phylum genus family species?

Genus


What are two terms are used for an organisms name?

Genus and Species


What is the order in which organisms are classified?

Organisms are classified by Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species, and Sub-species.


Is the genus and species name together?

The scientific name for organisms is the genus and species name together, yes. ie. Humans: genus- homo, species- sapiens, scientific name- Homo sapiens.