Taxonomy

Question 1

Taxonomy

Answer 1

The science of classifying living things.

Question 2

Rules of Nomenclature

Answer 2

• any organism can have only one correct name
• genus names should be unique
• the rules of Latin grammar apply
• if the species has been named on more than one occasion, the first name is used.
• type specimens must be nominated

Question 3

Taxonomic rank

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Characteristics of Animals

Answer 4

Organisms that:
• are multicellular (division of labour between cells rather than colonies of individual cells)
• have septate junctions between cells
• have collagen