Binomial NomenclatureHow we name plants and critters.

Objectives

Understand the following about Binomial Nomenclature (BN):

A brief history of BN.What the categories of Scientific Nomenclature (SN) are and their order.Which categories of SN are used for BN.How BN is written.The 5 Kingdoms of Earth.

BN- A HistoryAristotle’s idea- Earth, Water, and Sky classification.

The problem: Too Simple

Carolus Linnaeus- Taxonomy or Scientific Nomenclature.

Organisms are in smaller and smaller groups with more and more similarities.Uses the language Latin because its old, wont change, and is known WORLDWIDE.

Scientific Nomenclature

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Species

SN- Rememberall

King

Phillip

Came

Over

For

Great

Sushi

SN Example- Humans

K- Animalia

P- Chordata

C- Mammalia

O- Primata

F- Hominidae

G- Homo

s- sapien

Binomial Nomenclature

Naming OrganismsBN uses the last two categories of SN to

name a creature- so every organism is, in the end, named based on its “observable properties.” (Things you can see.) BN- AKA Scientific Name

BN is written using the Genus and species like this:

Genus speciesEx) Homo sapien- HumansNote that the species is NOT capitalized and the Genus is.

Handy Kingdoms

On the back of this paper or on another sheet of paper in your class notes section- place your hand on the lower, center part of the paper and trace it neatly.