Classification- continued

Rules for naming organisms
- The International Code for Binomial Nomenclature contains the rules for naming organisms
- All the names must be approved by International Naming Congress
-       This prevents the duplication of names

Classification groups
- Taxon (taxa-plural) is a category into which related organisms are placed
- There is a hierarchy of groups (taxa) from broadest to most specific
- Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, species
Domains
- Broadest, most inclusive taxon
- Three domains
- Archaea and Eubacteria are unicellular prokaryotes (no nucleus or membrane-bound organelles)
- Eukarya are more complex and have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles (We humans belong here:D)

Taxons
- Most genera contain a number of similar species, with the exception of Homo that only modern humans
- Each successive classification category or taxon contains more different types of organisms than the preceding category

King              Kingdom
Phillip            Phylum
Came            Class
Over             Order
For               Family
Gooseberry    Genus
Soup            species

Spheniscidae^^