classifying organisms

Question 1

what is taxonomy

Answer 1

Taxonomy is the science of organising organisms.

Humans have been studying and categorising organisms since ancient times.

Question 2

Aristotle basic classifying

Answer 2

living things
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plants and animals 
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backbone (vertebrate) and non backbone (invertebrate)

Question 3

carl linnaeus

Answer 3

revolutionised taxonomy by developing the Linnaean classification system.

Question 4

what were organisms classified as

Answer 4

Organisms were classified by similarities in their morphology. Today scientists use both morphology and DNA.