3 Questions
What is the study of animals called?
Zoology
What is the estimated total number of animal species?
7.77 million
What is the name of the first hierarchical classification system established by Linnaeus?
Binomial nomenclature
Study Notes
Zoology
- The study of animals is called Zoology.
- Zoology is a branch of biology that deals with the study of animals, including their structure, behavior, evolution, classification, and distribution.
Animal Species
- The estimated total number of animal species is around 8.7 million.
- However, only about 1.3 million species have been described and named, which means there are many more yet to be discovered.
Classification System
- The first hierarchical classification system was established by Carolus Linnaeus.
- Linnaeus' system, known as Taxonomy, categorizes living organisms into groups based on their shared characteristics and evolutionary relationships.
- The system consists of a hierarchy of ranks, including Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species.
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