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4.1 How Are Marine Organisms Classified?
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A Convention on Biological Diversity website explaining what taxonomy is and why it is used. The website also explains the steps of naming a new organism.

This Crash Course Biology video explains why organisms are classified and the history of taxonomy.

This activity has the user identifying and classifying shells.

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