Ch. 7.2 Biologists use seven levels of classification.

You may not copy the classification of the bear. It will not count!

Vocabulary: genus binomial nomenclature, dichotomous key

Reveiw 7.2

1. the naming system that uses the genus and species of an organism

2. kindom, phylum, class, order, family,genus, species; kingdom level

3. Each question has only two choices. This eventually leads to the identification.

4. He developed systems for both naming species and organizing them into groups.

5. A dichotomous key is a series of questions with two possible answers for each question. A field guide has pictures of animals or plants. It can help determine visual similarities, but may be incomplete. A dichotomous key can help narrow down possible organisms, but maybe time consuming.

6. size, coloration, age