Basics
What is taxonomy?
The study of naming and grouping living things.
What is the largest group in the old system?
Kingdom.
What do scientists use to group living things?
Taxonomy
Who created the two-part naming system?
Carl Linnaeus
Plants and animals can be classified into groups.
True
What is a species?
A group of similar living things.
What is the smallest group?
Species.
What is one example of a living thing that can be classified?
An animal
What did Carl Linnaeus study?
Plants and animals
Every living thing has the same scientific name.
False
Why do we use taxonomy?
To organize living things.
What comes after kingdom?
Phylum.
What can taxonomy help scientists learn about organisms?
How they are related
What is Carl Linnaeus famous for?
Classifying and naming organisms
Genus is one of the taxonomy ranks.
True
What is a scientific name?
A special name for a living thing.
What comes after class?
Order.
Why do scientists give organisms scientific names?
To identify them clearly
What does the word “taxonomy” mean?
The study of classifying living things
Taxonomy can help us learn how organisms are related.
True
What does taxonomy help scientists do?
Identify and study living things.
What comes after family?
Genus.
What information can scientists use to classify an organism?
Its traits and DNA
Why did Linnaeus create a naming system?
To give organisms clear names
Scientists do not use taxonomy today.
False