ndardized; it also relates plants together,thus adding much interest and information in the name. For instance,Solanum relates the potato, the tomato and the Nightshade.Binomial ClassificationEarly on in naming species taxonomists realized that there would have to bea universal system of nomenclature. A system that was not affected bylanguage barriers, and would also classify the millions of speciesthroughout the world. Binomial classification in its simplest form is a wayof naming a species by means of two names both in Latin. Latin wasoriginally used because it was the language of the founders of theclassification system, like Carolus Linnaeus, but it continues to be usedpresently because it is a "dead language". This means that it is no longerchanging or evolving, so it stays the same and can be used universally,without confusion. Carolus Linnaeus (see Appendix A, Image 1) firstintroduced binomial classification, which is why he is known as the fatherof the modern day classification system. In Binomial classification thefirst name, which begins with a capital letter is known as the Genus it isalways capitalized. The genus is a group of species more closely related toone another than any other group of species. The genus is more inclusivethan the species because it often contains many species. The second part ofthe binomial represents the species itself and is always printed with allletters in lower case. A species is a group of individuals that are alikein many different ways. Individuals are in the same species if they are: 1.Are able to mate with those similar to themselves. 2. Produce young thatare themselves able to reproduce. As an example, in the cat family, thegenus Panthera is coupled with the species leo to form Panthera leo, theLion. Likewise, Panthera is coupled with tigris, to form Panthera tigristhe Tiger. In simplified terns both the Lion(see Appendix A, image 2) andTiger share common traits and a common genus - Panther...
