| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is classification? | It is a system of organizing things into groups based on shared characteristics and revolutionary relationships. |
| Why do we use classification? | It is an organized system. It makes it easy for scientists to identify organisms. |
| Who founded the modern system of classification? | Carolus Linnaeus |
| What is taxonomy? | It is the science of classifying organisms. |
| How are things classified? | (General-Specific) The top category is the most general; the bottom category is the most specific. |
| What are the 7 levels of classification? | 1)kingdom 2)phylum 3)class 4)order 5)family 6)Genus 7)species |
| What is the mnemonic device used to help you remember the 7 levels of classification? | King Philip Came Over From Germany Swimming |
| What can organisms have? | They can have many different names. It's how we know an organism. (ex: dog, doggie, pooch) |
| How many scientific names can an organism have? | One |
| What is Binomial Nomenciature? | The two part naming system used by scientists around the world. |
| How do scientists write an entire scientific name using Binomial Nomenciature? | The Genus is first and it is capitalized. The species is second and it is lowercase. The entire scientific name is either underlined or written in italics. |
| What is a Dichotomous Key? | A tool that uses pairs of statements to determine the identity of unknown organisms. |
| What is a Branching Diagram? | A tool used by scientists t show the evolutionary relationships among organisms in similar levels of classification. |
| How do you identify what characteristic the organism has? | Organisms to the right of that characteristic have that characteristic. |
| What level of classification is the most general? | Kingdom |
| What level of classification is the most specific? | Species |
| If 2 organisms are in the same family, what other groups are they in together? | Order, Class, Phylum, and Kingdom |
| How do you write the following name scientifically? homo sapiens | Homo sapiens |
| What is the genus in Homo sapiens? | Homo |
| What is the species in Homo sapiens? | sapiens |
