The Linnaean Classification System

Who developed the scientific naming system still used today?

• Einstein

• Hershey & Chase

• Linnaeus

• Franklin

What is the scientific name for the White Oak tree?

Define Taxon using your written notes.

The Binomial nomenclature has how many parts to its scientific naming system?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

_________________ in the same genus are thought to be closely related.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Genus name is always___________.

A ____________ descriptor is the ___________ part of a scientific name.

• species, first

• species, second

• species, third

• species, fourth

How many levels of classification systems are there?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Levels get increasingly specific from?

• kingdom to species

• phylum to genus

• mammalia to family

• order to family

What is the Linnaean system based on?

• DNA similarities

• characteristic similarities

• physical similarities

• color similarities

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2