7th Science 5.2 R&R

Describe the modern system of classification.

Eight levels- domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species. Kings play cards on fairly good silk. The scientific name given to organisms is based on the binomial nomenclature. The more classification levels two organisms share, the more characteristics they have in common and the more closely related they are.

The system developed by _______________is called binomial nomenclature.

Linnaeus

Describe the contributions to modern classification made by Carolus Linnaeus?

Linnaeus placed organsims in groups based on their observable futures. He also devised a naming system called binomial nomenclature that indicates an organism's genus species.

Linnaeus also devised a naming system called ______________

binomial nomenclature

The scientific name given to organsims is based on the__________________

binomial nomenclature

Biologists use ______________to organize livings things onto groups according to ____________so that the organisms are easier to study.

classifications, similarities

The first word of binomial nomenclature is the ____________.

genus.

The second word of binomial nomenclature is the __________

species

The more classification levels two organisms share, ___________________

the more characterstics they have in common and the more closely related they are.

Linnaeus placed organsims in groups based on__

their observable features

In the binomial nomenclature, each organsim has a _________part scientific name.

two

Today, most biologists use a classification system that has ________levels.

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