Download The genus name is written first (always Capitalized). The species

Carolus Linnaeus 1707-1778
• He devised a system of grouping organisms
into hierarchical categories based on
physical characteristics, such as form or
structure.
• The purpose is to categorize organisms so
they can be identified and studied.
• His classification system that was
adopted by the scientific community in
1758. Like many modern filing systems, it
begins by grouping living organisms into
a few large aggregations first (the
Kingdom level), and then subdividing the
groups into ever-smaller units at each
step or Taxonomic Level. The smallest
level is the species level.
• World countries provinces counties..
The
major classification levels,
from largest group to smallest (several of these
have subdivisions)
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
binomial nomenclature comes from these two
Classification Activity
• In groups arrange the following organisms into
categories and sub-categories based on physical
characteristics, behavior, or some other criteria.
• Each group will have to explain their classification
system.
• Whale, bat, owl, alligator, beaver, Bluefin tuna,
Yellowfin tuna, parrot, crocodile, mouse, Tiger
shark, tiger, E. coli (bacteria), Salmonella
(bacteria), Reef shark, Red oak (tree), English oak
(tree), Red maple (tree)
•
Binomial Nomenclature
This is the scientific way to identify a particular
organism
The genus name is written first (always
Capitalized).
The species name is written second (never
capitalized).
Both words are either italicized or
underlined.
Eg.. Homo sapiens or Homo sapiens