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What are the characteristics of living things? Why are organisms classified? How are organisms classified? How are organisms classified into domains? How are organisms classified into kingdoms? Why do scientists use binomial nomenclature?

(sorry that its long i'm just preparing for a test )

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These are the seven characteristics of living organisms;

1 Nutrition. Living things take in materials from their surroundings that they use for growth or to provide energy. ...

2 Respiration. ...

3 Movement. ...

4 Excretion. ...

5 Growth.

6 Reproduction. ...

7 Sensitivity.

Step-by-step explanation:

2. Organism are classified foe easy identification.

3.classification of living things includes 7 levels:

kingdom

Phylum

Classes,

Order

Families

Genus

Species .

4.Organisms are classified into domains according to their characteristics features,habitat and mode of nutrition/ adaptation.

5.These organisms are classified together because they are made up of eukaryotic cells. Characteristics like structure, function, and method of reproduction further classify the organisms into smaller groups called kingdoms. The three domains are further divided into six Kingdoms.

6.Every recognized species on earth (at least in theory) is given a two-part scientific name. This system is called "binomial nomenclature." These names are important because they allow people throughout the world to communicate unambiguously about animal species.

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