1. Who invented Binomial nomenclature?
Carolus Linnaeus - swedish biologist

2. Why is binomial nomenclature used by many scientists today?
2. Specificity ( genus, species)
1. Universal language (latin)

3. Which greek scientist used an organism’s environment in order to classify living things?
Aristotle

4. Today’s biologists use this international system in order to classify organisms.
Taxonomy

5. A biologist who studies the classification of living things is also known as...
Taxonomist

6. Who was Theophrastus?
Classified plants according to their stem and structure
Student of Aristotle

7. In 1866 Ernst Haeckel added a new kingdom of single celled organisms
In 1866 Ernst Haeckel added a new kingdom of single celled organisms. This is known today as Kingdom_______________
Kingdom Protista

8. What does the acronym Dude, King Philip Came Over For Good Soup represent?
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Genus, Species
The classification of living things.

9. Organisms in this kingdom were once considered to be plants, but upon realization that they do not undergo photosynthesis this new kingdom was created...
Fungi

10. Felis tigris is the latin name for a tiger
Felis tigris is the latin name for a tiger. Where did this name come from?
Tigris = the species
Felis = the genus
Binomial nomenclature.

11. What is cladistics?
A way of classifying organisms based on their derived characteristics.

12. What kind of classification system is shown below?
Phylogenetic Tree

13. What is phylogeny?
The development or evolution of a particular group of organisms. the evolutionary history of a group of organisms, especially as depicted in a family tree.

14. Fill in the blank: Species that are _______________ on a phylogenetic tree are more closely related.
Closer

15. What is a dichotomous key?
A way scientists use to classify organisms. A dichotomous key is distinguished by its mutually exclusive couplets and (n-1) number of couplets where n is equal to the number of organisms being sorted.

16. Fill in the Blank: The following is an example of a ___________________.
Dichotomous Key

17. What are the three (3) Domains of Life?
Eukarya
Archea
Bacteria

18. Our present classification system relies on how many kingdoms?6.

19. What are the six major kingdoms?
Kingdom Fungi
Kingdom Protista
Kingdom Plantae
Kingdom Animalia
Kingdom Archaea
Kingdom Bacteria

20. List the four kingdoms that fall under the domain, Eukarya:
Kingdom Plantae
Kingdom Animalia
Kingdom Protista
Kingdom Fungi

21. What is biodiversity?
The variety of living things in the world (or on a smaller scale. Eg ecosystem / habitat)

22. In class we discussed 6 criteria for an organism to be considered living. What are these criteria?6. 5. 4. 3.
2. Metabolize energy
1. All living things are made up of cells

23. Biogenesis is also known as_________________
Reproduction

24. Biologists place different organisms into different groups based on their….
characteristics

25. Bacteria can be organized based on their shape
Bacteria can be organized based on their shape. What are the three main shapes of bacteria?