This document discusses the classification of living things. It explains that classification organizes organisms into groups based on similarities to make them easier to study. It outlines the main classification groups from kingdom to species and discusses how Carolus Linnaeus developed the modern binomial nomenclature system of classification using Latin or Greek names.

1. CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING
THINGS

2. • There are billions of known
species of organisms.
• New organisms are still
being found and identified.

3. • CLASSIFICATION: is the organization of living
things into groups based on their similarities
so that it is easier to study them.
• TAXONOMY: The scientific study of how living
things are classified is called Taxonomy.
• TAXONOMISTS: Scientists that identify and
name organisms.

4. CLASSIFICATION GROUPS
• Kingdom King
• Phylum Philip
• Class Came
• Order Over
• Family For
• Genus Gooseberry
• Species Soup

7. Confusion in using different languages
in naming

8. Latin names are understood by all Taxonomists

9. Carolus Linnaeus
(1707- 1778)
• Called the Father of Taxonomy
• Developed the modern naming system
• BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE : Two word name
(Genus and species)
• Latin or Greek
• Italicized in print
• Capitalize Genus but not species

10. • The International Code for Binomial
Nomenclature contains the rules for naming
organisms.
• All names must be approved by International
Naming Congresses to prevent duplicates.

11. American Robin
Turdus migratorius

12. Using the classification system
• TAXONOMIC KEY: is a series of paired
statements that describe the physical
characteristics of different organisms.