B. Names allow us to talk about groups of organisms. Binomial nomenclature a. The generic name is a noun. The epithet is a descriptive adjective. Thus a species' name is two words.
Taxonomy is the science of the classification of organisms.
A. Taxonomy deals with the naming and ordering of taxa. The difference between classification and identification. Systematics is the science of the relationships of organisms. A. Systematics is the science of how organisms are related and the evidence for those relationships. B. Systematics is divided primarily into phylogenetics and taxonomy.