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BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION:                                                   Biological classification is the scientific process of grouping living organisms based on their shared characteristics. The science of biological classification is called taxonomy. The goal of biological classification is to create a system that reflects the evolutionary relationships between organisms. By grouping organisms together that are closely related, scientists can learn more about their evolutionary history and how they have changed over time. Biological classification is also used to identify and name organisms. This is important for communication between scientists, as well as for the identification of organisms in the natural world. Carl Linnaeus The current system of biological classification is based on the work of Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist and zoologist who lived in the 18th century. Linnaeus created a system of classification that used seven levels of hierarchy: 1:Domain 2:Kingdom 3:Ph