1) It is the branch of biology that is responsible for naming and classifying organisms.
2) Linnaeus classified living beings according to their morphological similarities, establishing the current nomenclatural system.
3) Taxonomy has been defined as a way of organizing biological information according to different methods.
Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species.
Domain:is each of the two main subdivisions into which living organisms are considered to be classified, grouping organisms according to differences in ribosomal RNA (rRNA) structure.
The domains are Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya.
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Kingdom: Organisms are placed into these categories based on similarities or common characteristics. Some of the characteristics used to determine the kingdom are cell type, nutrient acquisition, and reproduction.
Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia.
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Phylum:1) It can be defined in two ways: as a group of organisms with a certain degree of morphological or developmental similarity. 2) A group of organisms with a degree of evolutionary relatedness. 3) It groups organisms of common ancestry that have the same organizational model.
Arthropoda, Mollusca, Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Annelida, Echinodermata and Chordata.
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Class:1) Group the set with common characteristics. 2) In the Animal kingdom, examples are mammals (Mammalia) and insects (Insecta).
Mammalia Primates and Hominidae
Order:1) It groups families with common characteristics.
Primates, Rosales, Lepidoptera, Ostreoida, Peciformes.
Family: Hierarchy in which all genera with similar properties are grouped.