taxclassification

classification

multilevel grouping of individuals
Who first classified organisms?

Aristotle 2,000 years ago
genera (genus)

groups that started to be formed in classification
When did names start to be organized?

the Middle Ages
starting in the middle ages, names began to be __ in __.
- systematically written down
- latin
polynomial system
- classification scheme of the middle ages
- strings of latin words and phrases containing up to 12 words
What replaced the polynomial system?

binomial system
Who created the binomial system?
- Linnaeus
- 250 years ago
binomial system
- 2 part name for each species
- binomial nomenclature
Taxa

group of organisms at a particular level in a classification system (taxonomy)
scientific name

genus and species
Taxonomic Hierarchy
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Phylum
- Class
- Order
- Family
- Genus
- Species

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taxclassification

Description

taxonomy

Updated

2010-04-27T15:00:23Z

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