10.1

• Linnaean Classification was proposed by Carl Linnaeas in the 18th Century
• The Taxonomic groups are: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
• A Species is a group of organisms that are able to reproduce to produce fertile offspring
• When naming a species we use the Genus with a capital letter and the species with a lower case
• Binomial Nomenclature is used when naming an organism