Classification Overview Flashcards
What is Classification?
The arrangement of organisms into groups based on their similarities
Why do we classify things?
It allows us to make sense of the huge number of living things in the world
What is taxonomy?
The science of identifying, classifying and naming living things
What is every living organism’s two-part scientific name called?
Binomial Nomenclature
What is the first part?
The Genus
What is the first letter of the Genus written in?
A capital letter
What is the second part of the name called?
Species
What is the first letter of the species written in?
Lower case letter
What is the whole name written in?
Italics
What language are scientific names usually written in?
Greek or Latin
Why do we all use the same language for the scientific name?
Therefore scientists all over the world are sure they are talking about the same organism
