Organisms that have many characteristics in common
What is a genus?
Species that have many characteristics in common
What is a family?
A genus that has common features
What is the classification ladder?
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
What is the acronym for remembering the classification ladder?
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The binomial system of naming species uses Latin words. Each name has two parts, the genus and the species. For example, human beings belong to the genushomo, and the speciessapiens, so humans are Homosapiens
Linnaeus developed the classification system.
Carl Woese put three domains above the kingdoms: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya.
Now, scientists will compare the sequence of DNA and aminoacids in proteins in order to establish commonancestry between different species.
