7 Levels of classification
Kingdom, phlum, class, order, family, genus, speicies
5 kingdoms of life
Protista, fungi, plantea, animlia, monera
phylum chordata
Has a hollow nerve chord
class mammals
Has a back bone and nurse their young
order carnivora
Has a backbone, nurse their young, and have special teeth for tearing meat
family felis
Cats have a backbone, nurse their young, have special teeth for tearing meat, and have retractable claws
genus felis
have triats of other animals in the same family
scientific name
The genus name is written first, the first letter of the genus is always capalized
dichotomous key
Tool that allows the user to determine the identity of items in the natural world
taxonomy
The science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms