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In basic terms: biologists classify organisms by species, genus and family.

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What is a tool used by scientist to classify organisms?

microscope


Who was the scientist that 1st attempted to classify organisms?

Aristotle


How did early scientists classify organisms?

They spilt them up in groups.


How do I become a marine biologist?

Marine biology is the field of knowledge relating to marine organisms. But what is a marine biologist? To many, it means being a dolphin trainer but to others it means managing a marine wildlife sanctuary. There are many answers to this question and I would say that a marine biologist is someone who works in some way in studying, observing, protecting, or managing marine organisms, be they plant or animal. If you study marine fish populations you are a marine biologist. If you manage a marine wildlife preserve and are concerned with protection of marine organisms there, then you too are a marine biologist. You know you're a marine biologist if you have a notebook or computer in which you record information often about marine organisms. But you may also be a marine biologist if you are collecting sponges, or looking for bioactive drugs that might help people in curing disease. You may be counting marine creatures, doing DNA sequencing of them, observing them in the laboratory or making theoretical models predi


What method did Carolus Linnaeus use to group organisms?

Carolus Linnaeus used Binomial Nomenclature to classify organisms, It is still used today. He named around 400 species which was a lot for him, other scientists may classify about 2,000.

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How do you call a biologists who classify organisms?

A biologist who classify organisms are called taxonomist. They are specialized in classifying organisms into groups based on behavior, structure, and origin.


Do biologist use age to classify organisms?

No. They use the structural characteristics of the organism physically and genetically.


Who began classifying organisms in 1700?

A Swedish biologist Carols Linnaeus established a simple system to classify and name organisms in 1700.


A biologist discovers a new organism what helps the biologists classify the new organism into a specific group?

Common traits with other organisms


What do biologist NOT use to classify organisms?

Biologists do not use physical appearance alone to classify organisms. They also do not use common names, as these can be misleading and vary between regions. Additionally, biologists do not use a single characteristic or trait to classify organisms because diversity among species can make this method unreliable.


Biologist classify animals into major groups called?

phyla?


Why did biologist once classify most protist as animals?

because


What 3 things biologist consider when they classify an animal?

archaea bacteria eukarya


What to types of evidence are used to classify organisms?

The types of evidence that are used to classify organisms including genetic similarities.


What are the duties for a marine biologist?

The duties of a Marine Biologist is to study and protect the life of underwater organisms.


What do you call a person who studies organisms?

A person who studies organisms is called a biologist.


What is the phrase from classify organisms?

classification.