Classification: How?

Standardised naming:

• Binomial Nomenclature used
• Genus Species – Turdus migratorius (Common Name-American Robin)
• Latin or Greek
• Italicized in print
• Capitalize genus, NOT species
• Underline when writing

Taxon:

-          Taxon (Taxa-plural) is a category into which related organisms are placed.

-          There is a hierarchy of taxa from broadest to most specific.

-          Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, species

-          Domains

-          Broadest, most inclusive taxon

-          3 Domains- Archaeea, Eubacteria (unicellular prokaryotes: no nucleus or membrane-bound organelles), Eukarya