Biology 17.1: The History of Classification

True or False: Biologists use a system of classification to organize information about the diversity of living things.

• True

• False

This is the grouping of objects or organisms based on a set of criteria:

• Genus

• Family

• Domain

• Classification

This is a discipline of biology primarily concerned with identifying, naming, and classifying species based on natural relationships:

• Classification

• Taxonomy

• Taxon

• Family

This gives each species a scientific name that has two parts:

• Trinomial Nomenclature

• Binomial Nomenclature

• Domain

• Dual Nomenclature

Scientific Name Rules

True or False: The first letter of the genus name can be either capitalized or lower case.

• True

• False

Scientific Name Rules

True or False: If a scientific name is written in a printed book or magazine, it should be italicized.

• True

• False

Scientific Name Rules

True or False: When a scientific name is written by hand, both parts of the name should be underlined.

• True

• False

Scientific Name Rules

True or False: After the scientific name has been written completely, the genus name often will be abbreviated to the first letter in later appearances.

• True

• False

This is a named group of organisms:

• Genus

• Taxon

• Family

• Species

This is a group of species that are closely related and share a common ancestor:

• Genus

• Taxon

• Family

• Kingdom