Chapter 17

The science of naming and classifying organisms.

• Taxonomy

• Geneology

• Naming Science

• Phylogeny

Who created the binomial nomenclature system?

• Charles Darwin

• Carolus Linnaeus

• John Binomial

The first part of a scientific name

• Order

• Clade

• Genus

• Species

Binomial Nomenclature is a system that

• Creates nicknames for organisms

• Is only used in cultures that speak latin

• Uses two part Latin names

• is written in all bold letters

Which is the highest and broadest order of classification?

• Phylum

• Class

• Species

• Kingdom

Which is the proper order of the seven levels of classification?

• Species, class, family, order, kingdom, phylum

• Phylum, class, order, genus, kingdom, species, family

• Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

What is the proper way to write a scientific name?

• Species Genus

• Genus Species

• Genus species

• Species

Linnaeus classified organisms based on

• Genetics

• Evolutionary History

• Physical appearance

The evolutionary history of a group of species

• History

• Phylogeny

• Family Tree

• Geneology

Cladistics classifies organisms based on

• Genetics

• Physical Appearance

• Evolutionary History