Classification of living organisms

• Classification of living organisms

  Putting organisms into groups depending on their structure and characteristics
• Linnaean system


  Divides living things into kingdoms, phyla, classes, orders, families, genera and species
• Binomial system


  Gives each organism a name with a genus and species part
• Three domain system


  Divides organisms into three large groups: Archaea, Bacteria and Eukaryota
• Evolutionary trees


  Used to show how closely related organisms are, based on fossil and genetic data