Linnaeus’s system of naming organisms, which gives a scientific two-word Latin name to each species—the first part is the genus name and the second is the specific epithet.

taxonomic group that contains related families.

Taxonomic term used instead of phylum to group related classes of plants and bacteria.

grouping of organisms or objects based on a set of criteria that helps organize, communicate, and retain information.

taxonomic group of closely related species with a common ancestor.

taxonomic group that contains one or more related orders.

taxonomic group of related phyla or divisions.

named group of organisms, such as a phylum, genus, or species.

taxonomic group of similar, related genera that is smaller than an order and larger than a genus.

taxonomic group of related classes.

taxonomic group of one or more kingdoms.