Everything Life Sciences Grade 10

Figure 10.2: Aristotle (384–322 BC) devised one of the earliest classification schemes.

Figure 10.3: Carl Linnaeus later developed a more advanced classification scheme which forms the

basis of the modern taxonomy scheme.

Since Latin was once the universal language of science among western scholars in medieval

Europe these names were typically in Latin. Latin is used to name and classify living organ-

isms.

Binomial Nomenclature

One of Linnaeus’ greatest contributions was that he designed a scientific system of naming

organisms calledbinomial nomenclature(bi - ”two”, nomial - ”names”). He gave each

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