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Levels of classification - ANSWER Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species. Carolus Linneaus - ANSWER Today's system of taxonomy and classification based in part on his work; his system uses the genus and species name of an organism as its scientific name (names are in Latin because the language is non-evolving and was well-known to most scientists at the time); the purpose of the system is to avoid confusion with more common names. Characteristics of plants - ANSWER Eukaryot...

Levels of classification - ANSWER Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species. Carolus Linneaus - ANSWER Today's system of taxonomy and classification based in part on his work; his system uses the genus and species name of an organism as its scientific name (names are in Latin because the language is non-evolving and was well-known to most scientists at the time); the purpose of the system is to avoid confusion with more common names. Characteristics of plants - ANSWER ...