taxonomy & binomial nomenclature Flashcards
1
Q
a branch of science
that practices of hierarchical
classification and identification of organism based on
what groups they belong.
A
TAXONOMY
2
Q
father of taxonomy
A
Carolus Linnaeus
3
Q
a group that contains
organisms that share some
basic features and share
common ancestry
A
taxa/taxon
4
Q
7 main taxa
A
kingdom
phylum
class
order
family
genus
species
5
Q
genus name
begins with capital letter
Linnaeus classified and name
organism into two words
A
Generic name (the first word)
6
Q
species name
begins with lower case
A
Specific epiphet (the second name)
