| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Taxonomy | -the branch of science that groups and names living things |
| Aristotle | -created the first form of taxonomy |
| How plants were divided | -herbs:soft stems -shrubs: several woody stems -trees:single, woody, chunky |
| How animals were divided | water dwellers air dwellers land dewllers |
| Carolus | -considered the father of Taxonomy |
| Linnaeus' system | -Binomial Nomenclature |
| What does Binomial Nomenclature mean | -two name naming system |
| Charles Darwin | -created the theory of how animals or species can change over time |
| Evolution | -theory that species can gradually change over time |
| Classification | -process of grouping things based on their similarities |
| Taxonomic Key | -tool for identifying organisms that is based on a series of paired statements describing physical characteristics |
| Binomial Nomenclature | -naming system developed by Carolus Linnaeus |
| Genus | -the first part of an organism's scientific name |
| Species | -a group of organisms that can mare and produce fertile offspring |
| Taxonomy | -the scientific study of how things are classified |
