★ Must-know
The number of known and described species ranges between 1.7 and 1.8 million.
All present-day living organisms are related to one another and to organisms that ever lived on Earth.
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A living world spanning hot springs, deserts, oceans, forests, and mountains
1. What does biology study?
2. What does biodiversity refer to in the context of biological sciences?
3. A biologist examines an unfamiliar organism and determines what it is so that its proper name can be established. Which process is being performed?
What is biology the science of?
Life forms and living processes.
Biology label
Science of life forms and processes
What is biodiversity?
The number and types of organisms on Earth.
Biodiversity
Number and types of organisms on Earth
What is the process of correctly describing an organism called?
Identification
Genus capitalization
Genus name capitalized in binomial name
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