Classification

Question 1

What is Classification?

Answer 1

The Organisation of Living Things Into Groups According to their Similarities. It Allows Us to Make Sense of the Living World.

Question 2

Carl Linnaeus Grouped Organisms Together Depending on their Structure and ____________________.

Answer 2

Characteristics.

Question 3

Carl Linnaeus Classified Organisms into Which Groups?

Answer 3

• Kingdom.
• Phylum.
• Class.
• Order.
• Family.
• Genus.
• Species.

Question 4

Scientific Name for Human Beings?

Answer 4

Homo sapiens.

Question 5

Scientific Name for Domestic Cats?

Answer 5

Felis domesticus.

Question 6

Development in Microscopes have Enabled Scientists to Compare the Internal ______________ of Cells.

Answer 6

Structures.

Question 7

The Smallest Group of Carl Linnaeus’ System is a Species. A Species is a ________ of Organisms that can ________ Together and Produce Fertile Offspring.

Answer 7

Group…Breed…

Question 8

Rules for Writing Scientific Names?

Answer 8

• The First Name is the Name of the Genus to Which the Organism Belongs, Written with a Capital Letter.
• The Second Name is the Name of a Species to Which the Organisms Belongs, Written with a Lower Case Letter.
• The Two Names are Underlined when Hand Written or are in Italics when Printed.