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Classification arranges organisms into groups based on shared characteristics, from the broadest domain of kingdom down to the specific level of species, in order to facilitate communication between scientists about evolutionary relationships. The seven main levels of classification, from broadest to most specific, are kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species, with Latin and Greek used for scientific names to provide universal names across languages.
Notes for chapter 9 section 1 filled in
- 1. Notes for Chapter 9 Section 1 Name: _________________ Pages 202 – 207 1. Classification is the arrangement of organisms into orderly groups based on their characteristics 2. Why do we classify things? • To arrange in orderly groups • So scientists can communicate with one another • To show relationships 3. The seven levels of classification are: Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species 4. Create a mnemonic device to remember the order of the levels. King Phillip Came Over From Germany Saturday 5. Each class is divided into one or more orders.
- 2. 6. Linnaeus founded taxonomy the science of identifying, classifying, and naming living things. 7. Grouped organisms start to form a line of descent. 8. Species with a recent common ancestor can be classified together. 9. Looking at figure 4, which animal is farthest from being related to a cat? Platapus 10. Scientific names are written in what two languages? Latin and Greek. 11. What does Tyrannosaurus Rex mean? Tyrant lizard 12. Why are scientific names so important? So all languages use the same word or name for an organism.