Classification
Sorting living things into groups based on their features. The groups get smaller from kingdom to species.
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Analogy
Sorting your address from country to street to house number.
In practice
Humans are in the kingdom animals and the species Homo sapiens.
Practice
Flashcards
- What is the first step in classification?Putting organisms into a kingdom.
Questions people ask
What are the levels of classification?
From largest to smallest the levels are kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species. A memory aid is King Philip Came Over For Good Soup. Each level has fewer organisms than the one above, and organisms in the same species are the most alike.
What is the binomial system?
Binomial means two names. Every species gets a Latin name made of its genus and species, such as Homo sapiens for humans. The genus has a capital letter, the species a small letter, and both are italicised. Using one agreed name avoids confusion between languages.