Question

1. What is the hierarchy for classification of living organisms?
2. Who invented 'bionomial system' of nomenclature?
3. Which levels of hierarchy are considered while writing the name in binomial nomenclature?
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Answer 1

1. R.H. Whittaker proposed a five kingdom classification of living organisms on the basis of Linnaeus' system of classification. The five kingdoms proposed by Whittaker are Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.

2 .Carl Linnaeus is the one credited for the introduction of binomial nomenclature.

3.

• All the scientific names of organisms are usually Latin. Hence, they are written in italics.
• There exist two parts of a name. The first word identifies the genus and the second word identifies the species.

• When the names are handwritten, they are underlined or italicized if typed. This is done to specify its Latin origin.

• The name of the genus starts with a capital letter and the name of the species starts with a small letter