Classification Systems in Biology

Science of classifying living things

One of the first to devise a formal classification system for studying plant and animal life

What were the types of subcategories Aristotle created

• Land-dwellers

• Air-dwellers

• Water-dwellers

• 3 categories for plant stems

• Sky Dwellers

Carolus Linnaeus set up a classification system based on

what?

• Genus

• Vertebra

• Structural Similarity

• RNA Ribosomes

What is the correct order of Linnaeus' levels of organization?

• • Family

  • Order

  • Phylum

  • Class

  • Genus

  • Kingdom

  • species

• Kingdom

  Phylum

  Class

  Order

  Family

  Genus

  species

• Family

  Phylum

  Class

  Order

  Kingdom

  species

  Genus

• Kingdom

  Family

  Order

  Class

  Phylum

  Genus

  species

How many widely accepted kingdoms are there?

The 6 widely accepted kingdoms:

Each individual receives a 2-part name