taxonomy and classification Flashcards
the study of classifying organisms
taxonomy
the scientist who developed the modern system of classification
Carolus Linnaeus
the levels of classification in order from least specific to most specific
Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
the largest grouping in the classification of life
kingdom
two organisms in the same Order would be in the same
class, phylum and kingdom
two organisms in the same family would be in different
genus and species
two-name naming system used to assign names to organisms
Binomial nomenclature
a tool used to identify unknown organisms
dichotomous key
the first word in a two-part scientific name
genus
the second word in a two-part scientific name
species
in the scientific name Felis domesticus, Felis is the
genus
in the scientific name Canis familiaris, familiaris is the
species
a group of related classes would be a
phylum
a group of related orders would be a
class
a group of related families would be a
order
