Taxonomy and Binomial Nomenclature

What do we call the groups in which we classify organisms?

• Categories

• Classes

• Sets

• Taxons

The LARGEST classification group (at the top) is:

• Very exclusive

• Very inclusive

• Very small

• Very specific

The smallest classification group consists of:

• Organisms that are very different

• Organisms that do not look the same

• Organisms that are very similar

Why is the most specific taxonomy category?

• Kingdom

• Domain

• Species

• Order

What is the most exclusive taxon?

• Domain

• Family

• Species

• Order

What is the most inclusive taxon?

• Phylum

• Order

• Class

• Domain

Which taxon comes next? Domain... Kingdom... Phylum

• Order

• Genus

• Class

• Family

What kingdom would a human belong to?

• Plant

• Animalia

• Protist

• Fungi

What would the scientific name of this organism be?

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Crocodila

Family: Alligatoridae

Genus: Alligator

species: mississippiensis

• alligator Mississippiensis

• Crocodila chordata

• Alligator mississippiensis

• Reptilia crocodila

What would the scientific name of this organism be?

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Family:Canidae

Genus: Canis

species: mesomelas

• Mammalia carnivora

• Canidae mesomelas

• Canis mesomelas

• Animalia chordata