What is biological classification?

Answer 1

Scientific classification is a method used by scientists to group different species of animals into categories. There are seven different levels within scientific classification, starting with the most broad group, to the most specific. They are named:

1) Kingdom
2) Phylum
3) Class
4) Order
5) Family
6) Genus
7) Species

In some cases Domain comes first.

Answer 2

Biological classification or scientific classification in biology, is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Biological classification is a form of scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis. Modern biological classification has its root in the work of Carolus Linnaeus, who grouped species according to shared physical characteristics. These groupings since have been revised to improve consistency with the Darwinian principle of common descent. Molecular systematics, which uses DNA sequences as data, has driven many recent revisions and is likely to continue to do so. Biological classification belongs to the science of biological systematics.

Answer 3

There are 7 categories of scientific classification for each organism: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species