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The taxonomy of candy

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Wow! There are a lot of organisms on Earth!  How are these organisms sorted, grouped and classified by scientists?  What would you do if you were confronted with a selection of organisms, each unique and different and asked to group them?

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classifying animals

I would by sorting them by color and then size and shape then I would look at their diet and finally the sounds they make and how they live.

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The negative you can misclassify organism





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i would sort them by color, shape, and size


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I would by sorting them by color and then size and shape