Taxonomy/ Classification Flashcards
The study of classifying organisms
Taxonomy
The scientist who invented modern classification
Carl Linnaeus
The seven levels of classification in order from least specific to most
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, Genus, species
The largest grouping of classification of life
Kingdom
A group of related classes would be
A phylum or a division
A group of related orders is called a
A phylum
A group of related families is a
A phylum
Two organisms in the same order also have to be in the same
Phylum, order, and kingdom
Two organisms in the same family would not be in the same
Species, or genus
System used to assign names to organisms
binomial Nomenclature
A tool to identify unknown organisms
Dichotomous key
The first word in a two part scientific name
The genus
The second word in a two part scientific name
The epithet
In the scientific name felis Domesticus felis is the
Genus
In the scientific name canis familiaris familiaris is the
Epithet
