Artificial - Classification Systems

• classification is the process of putting living things into groups.
• there are two types of classifications, natural and artificial
• classification based on purely observation is referred to as artificial classification.
• living organisms are classified into groups depending on their characteristics
• this system was developed in the 18th century by Carl Linnaeus.
• Linnaeus' system of classification:

  • kingdom
  • phylum
  • class
  • order
  • family
  • genus
  • species
• the binomial system of naming species uses Latin words.
• each name has two parts, the genus and the species.
• human beings belong to the genus *homo*, and our species is *sapiens* - so the scientific binomial name is Homo sapiens.
• the binomial system is important because it allows scientists to accurately identify individual species across the world without needing to know the scientist's home language.