5.1 Taxonomy and Binomial Nomenclature

Taxonomy is the practice and science of classification. There are many levels of classification, such as: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. These are the classifacations for taxonomy and help us to categorieze different things on our planet. There are six kingdoms in which all things on our planet go onto.

  Through taxonomy we can classify species and recognize similarities between species. By looking at the Genus you know that the species share the same ancestral links,