Science 101: What’s behind the biological classification system in use today?

by: Dr. William C. Robertson, Ph.D.

Whether students should memorize classification schemes (taxonomies) is a column in itself, but the author can address the role that this system plays in the study of biology. To that end, it will help to address how the system developed over time. And toward that end, you will do a simple activity to start.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 1/1/2010Stock # sc10_047_05_60Volume 047Issue 05

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