Classification of Living Things This is a quick quiz reviewing the key terms in Chapter one Tools A B Classification is the grouping of things according to similar characteristics Taxonomy the science of classification Taxonomists scientists who work in the field of classification Aristotle developed the first system (Plants/Animals) Binomial Nomenclature Naming system using two names- genus, species Linnaeus Developed the system we use today Kingdom Largest classification group Species Smallest Classification group The 5 Kingdoms Monerans, protists, fungi, plants, animals Autotroph Can make food from simple raw materials Heterotroph Cannot make their own Food Monerans Unicellular organisms that do not have a nucleus Protists Unicellular organisms that have a nucleus Fungi multicellular/unicellular organisms, have a cell wall, heterotrophs Plants Multicellular autotrophs Animals Multicellular heterotrophs that have specialized tissues