BIOLOGY 2A03 Study Guide - Binomial Nomenclature, Plant, Protist
28 Oct 2013
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There are over 1. 5 million species that have been described and named by science, because there are so many different species, we need to be able to classify and organize. Classification notes them: the science of classifying living things is called taxonomy and scientists who classify things are called taxonomists, why do we need to classify things? a. It"s a good way to organize things to make studying them easier. b. It"s easier to identify unknown organisms. c. it helps to show relationships between organisms: carolus linnaeus (1707-1778) developed a system called binomial nomenclature. a. It involves giving each organism a two part name. b. The genus name always starts with a capital letter. ii. The genus name can be abbreviated using the first letter of the name. iii. Six kingdoms: kingdoms are very general groups with broad characteristics a. kingdom archaebacteria contains very ancient, simple bacteria. i.
