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Classifying organisms helps us see the beauty in life!, from XKCD.com. 5.5 Classification. April 27th/2012 Adapted from : Taylor, S. (2010). Populations (Presentation). Science Video Resources. [Online] Wordpress . Retrieved from http://i-biology.net/ibdpbio/classification/.
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Classifying organisms helps us see the beauty in life!, from XKCD.com 5.5 Classification April 27th/2012 Adaptedfrom: Taylor, S. (2010). Populations (Presentation). Science Video Resources. [Online] Wordpress. Retrieved from http://i-biology.net/ibdpbio/classification/
WasLinnaeus a racist? Carolus Linnaeus proposed 4 biological varieties or races of humans: • Homo sapiens Eoropeusalbescens ("white" people from Europe) • Homo sapiens Africanusnegreus ("black" people from Africa) • Homo sapiens Asiaticusfucus ("dark" people from Asia) • Homo sapiens Americanusrubescens ("red" people from the Americas)
Kingdom: Plantae • Phylum: Magnoliophyta • Class: Liliopsida • Order: Asparagales • Family: Orchidaceae • Subfamily: Vanilloideae • Genus: Vanilla • Species: V. planifolia • Kingdom: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Class: Mammalia • Order: Carnivora • Family: Canidae • Genus: Canis • Species: C. lupus 5.5.2 List seven levels in the hierarchy of taxa—kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species—using an example from two different kingdoms for each level.
Plantae Fungi Animalia Protoctista Prokaryotae
5.5.3 Distinguish between the following phyla of plants, using simple external recognition features: bryophyta, filicinophyta, coniferophyta and angiospermophyta.
5.5.4 Distinguish between the following phyla of animals, using simple external recognition features: porifera, cnidaria, platyhelminthes, annelida, mollusca and arthropoda.
5.5.5 Apply and design a key for a group of up to eight organisms.
So… whatis a Dichotomous Key? Is a waytoclassifiyorganismsintogroupsbasedoncharacteristicsthatdistinguishthemfromotherorganisms.
5.5.5 Apply and design a key for a group of up to eight organisms.