Classifying life Summary

Why scientists use a classification system to organize living things?

• So that organisms are harder to study.

• So that organisms are easy to see.

• So organisms are easy to study.

• Because they have nothing else to do.

Choose the sentence that best describes the classification system developed by Carolus Linnaeus

• He developed a system called binominal nomenclature, in which each organism has a unique-two part name

• He developed a system called nominal nomenclature, in which each organism has a unique-two part name

• He developed a system called binominal nomenclature, in which each organism has a similar-two part name

• He developed a system called binominal nomenclature, in which each organism has a unique-one part name

How is a scientific name written?

• in bold, with the secon word capitalized

• in italics, with the second word capitalized

• in italics, both words capitalized

• in italics, with the genus name capitalized

A group that contains similar, closely related organisms.

• Genus

• kingdom

• Domain

• Animals

Describes where an organism lives or its appearance

• Genus

• Species

• Kingdom

• Domain

The levels of Classification are:

• Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species

• Domain, kingdom, phylum, classes, order, family, genus, and species

• Domino, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species

• Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, familiarity, genus, and species