BIO CH 4: Part 2: Classifying

Question 1

__: the branch of biology that groups and names organisms based on studies of their different characteristics.

Answer 1

Taxonomy

Question 2

__: had two main groups ( plants and animals) with sub groups based on characteristics.

Answer 2

Aristotle ( structure is most important for classifying)

Question 3

__: based his system on physical and structural similarities of organisms.

Answer 3

Carolus Linnaeus

Question 4

__: Linnaeus’s two word naming system
1st word is the organisms__(a group of similar species)
2nd word is organisms __

Answer 4

binomial nomenclature
genus
species

Question 5

True or False
Genus is always lowercase.
Species 1st letter always lowercase.
Never italicized or underlined

Answer 5

False
true
False

Question 6

Taxonomic Rankings

as you go right the it gets more broad or narrow?

Answer 6

Kingdom→Phylum→Class→Order→Family→Genus→Species

more narrow

Question 7

Why use a scientific name?

Answer 7

Universal
descriptive
tells how classified