Classification is the categorizing of organisms into categories based on evolutionary and structural relationships. Carolus Linnaeus, a Swedish scientist during the 18th century classified plants and animals according to similarities and also form and structure. The purpose of this was to organize organisms into categories that could be named, remembered, and discussed. Carolus Linnaeus organized organisms from general to specific. The System of Classification is as follows: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. …
