7 Levels of Classification

The scientific name is always written with

1st word capitalized, 2nd word lower case, and it is in italics.

Scientific Name

A 2-word description of an organism that consists of its Genus (general group) and Species (specific description) name.

-Which 2 are more closely related? A.Didelphis virginiana, B.Pinus virginiana C.Pinus taeda

B & C

What is the sentence that helps us remember the order of the classification levels?

King Phillip Came Over For Good Spaghettil

Which organisms are more closely related - those in the same phylum or order?

Order

Which has more organisms - phylum or order?

Phylum

Taxonomy

The science of classifying and naming organisms with a scientific name.

Carolus Lineus

The scientist who began the classification system for living things

What could you say about a Ursus maritimus and an Ursus americus?

They are very closely related - they are in the same genus (general group), but a different species.

dichotomous key

a 2 choice system of classification to discover an organism's scientific name

What are the 7 classification levels IN ORDER?

kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

binomial nomenclature

means "two names"

common name

the every day name of an organism. It can vary from place to place.

As the list goes down from Kingdom to Species

the number of organisms get fewer, but they have more in common.

As the list goes from species to Kingdom

the number of organisms get more, but have less and less in common.