Taxonomy & Classification

Question 1

Taxonomy

Answer 1

the practice of classifying living things) dates back over 2000 years.

Question 2

Greek philosopher

Answer 2

Aristotle put the known organisms into large groups (called kingdoms): plants and animals.
Contributed the concept of the ‘Ladder of Life’
All life forms can be organized in a ladder of increasing complexity
Man was at the top of this ladder; the ‘crown of creation’

Question 3

Dutch scientist

Answer 3

Anton van Leeuwenhoek further divided organisms into three kingdoms: animals, plants & protists (unicellular organisms).

Question 4

Swedish biologist

Answer 4

Carolus Linnaeus subdivided the kingdoms into smaller and smaller groups based on physical characteristics

Question 5

system of taxonomy

Answer 5

“King Phillip Came Over For Good Spaghetti”

Question 6

Binomial Nomenclature

Answer 6

their “official” or “scientific” name is a combination of their genus and species.
For example, humans are referred to as Homo sapiens. “Homo” is the genus name, while “sapiens” is the species name.

Question 7

Genus name is Capitalized; species name is not
If typed, the name is in italics. If handwritten, the name is underlined.

Question 8

dichotomous keys

Answer 8

help identify different species, using observable characteristics.

Question 9

Phylogeny

Answer 9

A phylogenetic tree, diagram that depicts the lines of evolutionary descent of different species, organisms, or genes from a common ancestor.