unit 2: classification

What is taxonomy?

The study of classifying or organizing living things into categories based on common characteristics.

What is binomial nomenclature

A two name naming system,
eliminates confusion caused by common name based o
Characteristic of the organism (Physical , behavioral , genetic)
Commemorate a person
Place of discovery

written as genius and species
first letter of name is always capitalized and first letter of species is lower case, also can be written in italic / underlined but not both.

what are the three domains?

Archaea: Very primitive form of bacteria
Eubacteria: More advanced forms of bacteria
Eukaryota: All life forms with eukaryotic cells.

What is a Dichotomous key?

A system of identifying unknown organism using two choice key that leads to identification, using 2 distinct choices (Ex: large vs small)