Classifying Living Organisms

Question 1

Why do living organisms need to be identified, named, and classified?

Answer 1

• used for medical products
• to understand and treat the diseases
• to understand relationships between similar and different species

Question 2

What are the different definitions of species are based on what?

Answer 2

1. Morphological (body shape, size, and structural features)
2. Biological (whether two organisms can produce fertile offspring)
3. Phylogenetic (evolutionary history of organisms)

Question 3

What is Taxonomy?

Answer 3

Taxonomy is the branch of biology that identifies, names, and classifies species

Question 4

What is a scientific name?

Answer 4

GENUS - comes first! with a capital letter!

SPECIES- comes second, not capitalized