#### Naming species
- Each species is assigned a two-part latinized name or binomial consisting of genus and a name unique to species
- The scientific name for humans is Homo Sapiens
#### Hierarchical classification
- species that are closely related are placed into the same genus
- the taxonomic hierarchy extends to progressively broader categories of classification from genus to
- family
- order
- class
- phylum
- kingdom
- domain
### Study Guide notes
- pictures of hierarchical classification and human classification ![[IMG_0776.jpeg]] ![[IMG_0777.jpeg]]
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