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Understanding Taxonomy: Grouping Organisms for Clarity

Explore the origins and importance of taxonomy in biology, from Carolus Linnaeus to binomial nomenclature. Learn how classification helps organize species for global scientific communication.

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Understanding Taxonomy: Grouping Organisms for Clarity

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  1. Taxonomy

  2. What is taxonomy? • Taxonomy is the branch of biology concerned with the grouping and naming of organisms • Biologists who study this are called taxonomists

  3. How did it start? • People wanted to organize their world so they began grouping, or classifying everything they saw.

  4. Things that swim • Things that fly • Things that crawl • Things that walk on four legs • Things that chew their food • Things that swallow food whole • Things that are toxic

  5. Why classify? • To help us organize all of the millions of species we discover . . .

  6. To give every species a name based on a standard method so scientists from different countries can talk about the same animal without confusion

  7. Who is Carolus Linnaeus? • CarolusLinnaeuswas a Swedish botanist • Developed a 7-level (taxa) classification system based on similarities between organisms

  8. Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species King Phillip Called Oprah For Good Spices The 8 Taxons Domain Dear

  9. How does it work? • There are 6 broad kingdoms • Every living thing that we know of fits into one of the six kingdoms • Each level gets more specific as fewer organisms fit into any one group

  10. Binomial Nomenclature • Bi means two • Nomen means name • A binomial nomenclature is a classification system using two names to identify an organism

  11. Scientific nameGenus-species name given to all organisms • Canisfamiliarisis the scientific name for a domestic dog. • Canis is the genus name • familiaris is the species name • This system uses a binomial nomenclature

  12. Genus… • A genus consists of a group of closely related species • Other animals in the Canisgroup include wolves and coyotes • The genus name is always Capitalized

  13. Species... • A species consists of animals that can mate and produce fertile offspring • Only domestic dogs are known as lupus. • The species name is always lowercase

  14. Which organism are most closely related?

  15. Which organism are most closely related?

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