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Classification and the Linnaean System

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  1. Who developed the traditional system of classification?

    Carl Linnaeus.

  2. What is classification based on in the Linnaean system?

    The structure and characteristics of organisms.

  3. Name the seven ranks in order, from largest to smallest.

    Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species.

  4. Which is the biggest group, kingdom or species?

    Kingdom.

  5. What is the smallest group in the Linnaean system?

    Species.

  6. What is the binomial system?

    Naming an organism using its genus and species.

  7. What does binomial mean?

    Two names.

  8. How is a binomial name written?

    Genus with a capital letter, then species with a lower case letter, in italics or underlined.

  9. What is the scientific name of humans?

    Homo sapiens.

  10. What is the genus of the lion and the tiger?

    Panthera.

  11. Why do scientists use scientific names instead of common names?

    They are the same in every country and name only one species.

  12. If two organisms are in the same genus, how closely related are they?

    Very closely related.

  13. What do organisms in the same family have in common?

    More characteristics than organisms in the same order.

  14. Which rank comes after class?

    Order.

  15. Give a memory aid for the ranks.

    King Philip Came Over For Good Soup.