Taxonomy & Classification

Taxonomy is the science of organizing, classifying, and naming living things.

The 8 levels of classification are: domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.

Carolus Linnaeus is known as the father of modern taxonomy.

The genus name is always capitalized.

A scientific name is written in italics, with the genus capitalized and the species in lowercase.

Genus is a group of closely related species, while species is the most specific level of classification.

A phylogenetic tree is a diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships among various biological species.

Binomial nomenclature is a two-part naming system for organisms, consisting of the genus and species names.

Classification helps scientists communicate about organisms, understand their relationships, and study biodiversity.

A taxon is a group of one or more populations of organisms that form a unit in the classification system.