Taxonomy

A taxonomic category above the kingdom level. The three domains are Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya.

• Scientific Name

• Archaea

• Domain

• Clade

The name given to each species, consisting of its genus and its species label

• Scientific Name

• Dichotomous Key

• Cladistics

• Binomial Nomenclature

The scientific study of how living things are classified

• Taxonomy

• Clade

• Scientific Name

• Derived Character

Classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name

• Scientific Name

• Derived Character

• Binomial Nomenclature

• Clade

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

Who created the system of Taxonomy?

• Albert Einstein

• Carolus Linnaeus

• Aristotle

• Copernicus

Use the table to determine the scientific name of a rattlesnake written in the correct scientific format.

• Crotalus Viridis

• Crotalus Viridis

• Crotalus viridis

• Crotalus viridis

• Viperidae viridis

Use the table to determine the scientific name of a giant panda written in the correct format

• Ursidae ailuropoda

• Ursidae Ailuropoda

• Ursidae Ailuropoda

• Ursidae ailuropoda

• Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Which of these big cats are most closely related to each other?
A. Lions (Panthera leo)
B. Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)
C. Snow leopards (Panthera uncia)
D. Puma (Puma concolor)

• Lions and Cheetahs 

• Snow leopards and Pumas

• Lions and Snow leopards

• Cheetahs and Pumas