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  1. Taxonomy | Definition, Examples, Levels, & Classification | Britannica

    Dec 2, 2025 · taxonomy, in a broad sense the science of classification, but more strictly the classification of living and extinct organisms—i.e., biological classification. The term is derived from the Greek …

  2. Taxon | Classification, Systematics & Taxonomy | Britannica

    taxonomy, in a broad sense the science of classification, but more strictly the classification of living and extinct organisms—i.e., biological classification. The term is derived from the Greek taxis …

  3. Taxonomy - Naming, Classification, Systematization | Britannica

    Dec 2, 2025 · Taxonomy - Naming, Classification, Systematization: Communication among biologists requires a recognized nomenclature, especially for the units in most common use.

  4. Taxonomy Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    TAXONOMY meaning: the process or system of describing the way in which different living things are related by putting them in groups

  5. Taxonomy - Ranks, Species, Classification | Britannica

    Dec 2, 2025 · Taxonomy - Ranks, Species, Classification: The goal of classifying is to place an organism into an already existing group or to create a new group for it, based on its resemblances to and …

  6. Bloom’s taxonomy | Education, Cognitive Skills & Learning Outcomes ...

    Dec 11, 2025 · Bloom’s taxonomy, taxonomy of educational objectives, developed in the 1950s by the American educational psychologist Benjamin Bloom, which fostered a common vocabulary for …

  7. Taxonomy - Classification, Organisms, Groups | Britannica

    Dec 2, 2025 · Taxonomy - Classification, Organisms, Groups: Recent advances in biochemical and electron microscopic techniques, as well as in testing that investigates the genetic relatedness …

  8. taxonomy summary | Britannica

    taxonomy , In biology, the classification of organisms into a hierarchy of groupings, from the general to the particular, that reflect evolutionary and usually morphological relationships: kingdom, phylum, …

  9. Taxonomy - Classification, Naming, Organizing | Britannica

    Dec 2, 2025 · Taxonomy - Classification, Naming, Organizing: A classification or arrangement of any sort cannot be handled without reference to the purpose or purposes for which it is being made.

  10. Classification | biology | Britannica

    Oct 24, 2025 · taxonomy, in a broad sense the science of classification, but more strictly the classification of living and extinct organisms—i.e., biological classification. The term is derived from …