the 2 - name system used for classifying and identifying organisms

8 levels of classification

the most specific category of classification

when organism show a variety of different kinds of traits

the most general category of classification

what name is that the first word is genus then last word species

placing organisms into orderly groups based on similarities in their shape and structures

the science of naming, describing and classifying organisms. This allows us to communicate with others around the world about the same organisms,hen their common names may be different.

Capitalize genus ; species all lower case