Classification Flashcards
There are ____ billion species of organisms. This only 5% of all organisms that ever lived.
13
True or false
New organisms are still being found and identified.
True
What is classification?
The arrangement of organisms into orderly groups based on their similarities.
Classification is also known as _____.
Taxonomy
What are taxonomists?
Scientists that identify and name organisms
What are the 3 benefits of classifying?
- Accurately and uniformly names organisms
- Prevents misnomers such as starfish and jellyfish that aren’t really fish
- Uses same languages (Latin + Greek) for all names
Who was the first taxonomists 2000 years ago?
Aristotle
Aristotle divided organisms into _____&_____.
Plants and Animals
John Ray, a _____ was the first to use Latin for naming. His names were very long descriptions.
Botanist
Who was Carolus Linnaeus?
An 18th Century taxonomists
Carolus classified organisms by their ______. He developed a naming system silk used today.
Structure
What Was Carolus called?
The father of taxonomy
He developed the modern system of naming known as _______ __________. Two word name (genus and epithet/species)
Binomial Nomenclature
The international code for binomial nomenclature contains the rules for ____ an organism.
Naming
All names must be approved by International Naming Congress. This prevents ____ names.
Duplicates
