Lesson 1

• Taxonomy


  The science that deals with naming, describing and classifying of living things
• Carolus Von Linnaeus


  A swedish botanist who introduced a system of classifying of living things
• Binomial Nomenclature


  The system of giving living things 2 part names
• The 7 levels of classification according to binomial nomenclature are kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species
• Kingdom is the highest level of taxonomic classification.
• Class is the third-highest level of taxonomic classification.
• Phylum is the second-highest level of taxonomic classification.
• Order is the fourth-highest level of taxonomic classification.
• Family is the fifth-highest level of taxonomic classification.
• Genus is the sixth-highest level of taxonomic classification.
• Species is the seventh-highest level of taxonomic classification.
• The 7 levels of classification according to Man are Kingdom, Phylum, Subphylum, Class, Order, Genus, and Species
• The Six Kingdoms of life are Plants, Animals, Fungi, Protist, Archaebacteria, and Eubacteria
• Taxon is the general term for any level of classification
• Humans Beings Scientific name is Homo Sapiens
• Bacteria, Archaea, and Eubacteria are grouped as Kingdom Monera
• The three domains of life include Archaea (Archaeans), Eukaryota (Eucaryotes), and Bacteria (Prokaryotes).
• Enumerate the 7 Levels of Classification according to man

  Kingdom, Phylum, Subphylum, Class, Order, Genus, and Species