The following document outlines the use of the Linnaean classification system as applied to the field of biology and evolution. The purpose of the article is to highlight how living things are related to others in the ecosystem (Pierce, 2007). It takes us through the evolutionary system highlighting all the important characteristics of the development of life among all living beings. Biological Classification Classification is the process of categorizing all living creatures into group hierarchies by citing their characteristic features. The classification is based on the work of Carl Linnaeus. During the 18th century, Linnaeus devised a biological method for classifying living things (plants and animals) (Altran, 1990). This method has been universally used to understand the use of science in the natural development of living things. Carolus Linnaeus was a Swedish physician and famous botanist who lived between 1707 and 1778. He is considered the father of botanical classification. He developed the scientific method for classifying living things in the 18th century making it possible to integrate and understand their development in a more defined way (Altran, 1990). According to Linnaeus, the main purpose of classification is to explain the evolutionary process of living things and how they are related to each other. Carl indicated that there are five botanical kingdoms (Pierce, 2007). The five kingdoms are further divided into other diverse and exclusive groups. The following is the hierarchical sequence of classification: the kingdom, the phylum, the class, the order, the family, the genus and the species. Systematics or taxonomy is the art of classifying living things based on their similarity in characteristics. It develops... in the center of the sheet... assigns names to mysterious species. Biological classification also provides people with a general form of communication when it comes to identifying species. Works Cited Altran, S. (1990). Cognitive foundations of natural history: towards an anthropology of science. England: Cambridge UPEarnest, M. & Bock, W. (2002). Classifications and other sorting systems. Evolution. Research 40(4):169–94.Filepie.us. (2011). Biological classification. Retrieved from http://www.filepie.us/?title=Biological_classification.Pierce, B. (2007). Genetics: A conceptual approach (3rd ed.). Washington DC. Freeman PublishersRudwick, S. (1985). The meaning of fossils: episodes in the history of paleontology. Chicago: Chicago UP.Schuh, T. & Brower, A. (2009). Biological Systematics: Principles and Applications (2nd ed.) New York: Cornell UP