Taxonomy Collector
Taxonomy is the branch of of biology that __________
Groups and names living things
What is the broadest category of organization?
Kingdom
True or False: All organisms have a common name and scientific name
The goal of taxonomy is to ________
discover, order, and communicate patterns of biological diversity
Phylum
True or False: A scientific name is different everywhere in the world
False
How are organisms classified in the classification system we use today?
By morphology or phenotype
What is the most specific level?
Species
All scientific names stem from ______
Greek or Latin words
A phenotype is controlled by what?
A genotype
What are levels 3-6?
Class; Order, Family; Genera (Genus)
What are the two parts of a scientific name?
Part 1 - Genus name
Part 2 - Species name
True or False: Taxonomy helps us track the levels and loss of biodiversity
True
What are the 7 levels in order?
1. Kingdom
2. Phylum
3. Class
4. Order
5. Family
6. Genera (Genus)
7. Species
What is a dichotomous key?
A tool that helps find scientific names based on characteristics