Chapter 3 - Linneaus and the System of Binomial Nomenclature

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Terms to Know in This Chapter:

Monera [mo NERE ah]

Protista [pro TIST ah]

Fungi [FUN jigh]

Plantae [PLAN tah ee]

Animalia [an ih MALE yah]

prokaryotic [PRO carry ott ik]

eukaryotic [YOU carry ott ik]

binomial system of nomenclature [bi NOME ee ul] [MOME in clay ture]

genus (sing.) [JEAN us]
genera (pl.) [GIN er ah]

species (sing. and pl.) [SPEE sees]

Kingdom

Phylum (sing.) [FY lum]
Phyla (pl.) [FY lah]

Class

Order

Family

artificial

natural

Chordata [core DAH tah]

Mammalia [mah MALE yah]

Primates [PRY mah teez]

Hominidae [hoe MEN ah dah ee]

People You Need to Know

Genera You Need to Know

What You Need to Know:

You should be able to:

1. differentiate between artificial and natural schemes of classification,
2. give the seven major categories of the Linnean system of classification in sequence, and be able to place humans in this scheme,
3. understand the significance of the binomial system of nomenclature and who created it,
4. list the five kingdoms of organisms and give general characteristics of each; know an example of an organism for each kingdom, and,
5. be able to place a hypothetical organism in the proper kingdom.

Exercises: Fill in the Blank.

1. A scheme of classification based upon the evolutionary relationships of living things is a system. (artificial or natural)
2. Classify a human as outlined below:
   Kingdom
   Phylum
   Class
   Order
   Family
   Genus
   Species
3. Which of the above categories in question 2 is always plural? .
4. An organism that is eukaryotic, multicellular and autotrophic would belong to the kingdom .
5. A hypothetical creature lives in the woods and feeds off plants. It does not have a cell wall nor does it photosynthesize. It eats living plants only. It is composed of more than a single cell. It would probably belong to the kingdom .

Exercises: Multiple Choice. Select the Best Answer.