Classification

Classification

Assignment of objects or people to categories on the basis of shared characteristics.

Who was the first person to Classify?

Aristotle

Katy Please Come Over For Ginger Snaps is a mnemonic for what?

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Family, Genus, Species

Kingdom

Highest level, most general, most members

Phylum

Group of closely related classes. Members share a common design.

Class

Group of similar orders

Order

Group of similar families

Genus

A group of similar species

Species

A distinct organism whose characteristics remain constant year to year.

Taxonomy

The science of classifying things

Hierarchy

system of ranking groups

Binomial nomechlature (Scientific Name)

Name= Genus Name + Species Name

Classification Key

key to help classify or sort organisms

Field key

A handbook that has pictures and information about things.