Zoology I Year NEET - Diversity in Living World & Biological Classification

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering the fundamentals of taxonomy, biological nomenclature rules, and the hierarchy of living organisms based on the I Year NEET Weekly Test.

Taxonomy

The branch of science dealing with identification, nomenclature and classification of organisms.

First step in taxonomy

The description of the organism.

ICBN

International Code for Botanical Nomenclature.

Founder of binomial nomenclature

Carolus Linnaeus (C. Linnaeus).

Scientific nomenclature

The naming of a particular organism by the same name all over the world to avoid confusion.

Latin

The language from which most names in biological nomenclature are taken because it is a dead language.

Generic epithet

The first word of an organism's biological name representing the genus, which starts with a capital letter.

Specific epithet

The second word of an organism's biological name representing the species, which starts with a small letter.

Printing and writing rules for biological names

Biological names are generally in Latin and written in italics; when handwritten, they are separately underlined.

Letter "L." in scientific names

A suffix (such as in Ficus benghalensis L.) that signifies the taxonomist Linnaeus.

Organisation levels in living beings

Atomic → Molecular → Subcellular → Cellular → Tissue → Organ system → Individual.