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Robert H. Whittaker
an American biologist, came up with a five-kingdom system for classifying organisms. Those kingdoms are Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia.
Carolus Linnaeus
Carolus Linnaeus, a Swedish physician and botanist, classified organisms based on similar structures. Linnaeus placed all organism into two main groups, called kingdoms.
Aristotle
Greek philosopher Aristotle lived more than 2,000 years ago. He was one of the first people to classify organisms.
dichotomous key
is a series of descriptions arranged in pairs that lead the user to the identification of an unknown organism
, binomial nomenclature,
gives each organism a two-word scientific name
species
is a group of organisms that have similar traits and are able to produce fertile offspring.
genus
is a group of similar species.
binomial nomenclature
, gives each organism a two-word scientific name
Systematics
is the branch of biology that deals with classification
Classification
is a system of organization based on shared characteristics or qualities.
biodiversity.
The variety of life that can be found on Earth is called biodiversity.
Francesco Redi
an Italian scientist known for his work in experimental biology and for disproving spontaneous generation.
John needham
was an English scientist known for his experiments with microbial life and his support of the idea of spontaneous generation.
Lazzaro Spallananzani
an Italian scientist who conducted experiments to disprove spontaneous generation and demonstrated that microorganisms come from other microorganisms.
louis pasteur
a French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries in germ theory and pasteurization, which disproved spontaneous generation.
alexander oparin
a Russian biochemist known for his theory on the origin of life, suggesting that life arose from simple organic compounds in a primordial soup.