Classification of Living Things
Taxonomy is the practice of classifying and naming living things into categories or groups based on similar characteristics. In 1758, biologist Carl Linnaeus created a system for classification that was used for hundreds of years. He gave each species two names (for example, Homo sapiens), showing their genus and species. He then grouped each genus into families, then orders, then classes, then phyla, and finally into two kingdoms: plants and animals. Linnaeus based kingdom classification on whether the organism moved or not. This system changed very little until the 1960's, when scientist R.H. Whittaker proposed a six Kingdom classification system where living things were grouped as plants, animals, fungi, protists, or monera (eubacteria and archeobacteria).
An organism has a complex body system and a bony skeleton, and it spends its nights hunting the forest floor for food. Its hunting technique require its keen sense of hearing and smell.
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Using the dichotomous key, determine the kingdom classification of the organism described above.
A.
Eubacteria
B.
Fungi
C.
Animalia
D.
Protista