Biological Taxonomy Quiz

Organisms are grouped into taxa (singular: taxon).

Taxonomy is the scientific study of naming, defining, and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics.

The principal ranks in modern taxonomy are domain, kingdom, phylum (division is sometimes used in botany in place of phylum), class, order, family, genus, and species.

<p>The Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus is regarded as the founder of the current system of taxonomy, as he developed a ranked system known as Linnaean taxonomy for categorizing organisms and binomial nomenclature for naming organisms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>With advances in the theory, data, and analytical technology of biological systematics, the Linnaean system has transformed into a system of modern taxonomy.</p> Signup and view all the answers