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The History of Taxonomy

The History of Taxonomy. How did we get the modern system for classifying all species of organisms?. Aristotle. 4 th century BC (384-322BC) Greek philosopher Wicked smart guy First person to suggest classifying organisms.

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The History of Taxonomy

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  1. The History of Taxonomy How did we get the modern system for classifying all species of organisms?

  2. Aristotle • 4th century BC (384-322BC) • Greek philosopher • Wicked smart guy • First person to suggest classifying organisms

  3. Aristotle’s Classification System(Only two groups of living things. Can you guess what they were?) • Plants • Animals(Which he divided into three subgroups. Can you guess what they were? • Those that fly • Those that walk • Those that swim

  4. Aristotle’s classification system was simple, but it lasted for about2000 years!And then,along came…

  5. Carol__ Linnae__ (1707-1778) • Swedish scientist • Fascinating man • Agreed with Aristotle (plants and animals), but grouped them further, based on their form. • Considered the Father of Modern Taxonomy.

  6. Linnae also invented the way we give scientific names to organisms. • Look at some scientific names (“binomials”). What do you notice about how they are written? • Canisfamiliaris • Felisdomesticus • Homo sapiens • Mephitis mephitis • Quercus alba • Acer saccharum • Musmusculus • Equus zebra • Usually Latin • Two names (genus and species) “binomials” • Only capitalize first letter of the genus • Italics or underlined

  7. Carol was a very interesting fellow.(Click on the image for a short video on Linnaeus.) • He even changed his own name to sound like it was Latin! • (“Carolus Linnaeus”) • Personally named over 13,000 species. • Made his famous “garden clock.”

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