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classify to group ideas, information, or objects based on similarities taxonomy the science of naming and classifying organisms. Aristotle The first recorded individual to attempt to classify organisms. Kingdom The largest and least specific taxonomic category Phylogeny The evolutionary history of the organism Prokaryote Having no true nucleus Eukaryote Having a true nucleus Common Name The name by which an organism is normally referred Binomial Nomenclature the two-word naming system set up by Linnaeus lys- to break -itis inflamation -taxis to move towards -tropic to change towards -stasis to stop zygo- to join mute- to change morph- form troph- nutrition -plasm something formed nom- name taxa- group onto- being phylo- tribe -mer member of a group gen-, geno- race or kind -gen producer of