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Chapter 18  Classification

Chapter 18  Classification. 18-1  History of Taxonomy. Objectives: 1) Describe the system scientists use to classify organisms 2) Explain why scientists use scientific names instead of common names

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Chapter 18  Classification

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  1. Chapter 18 Classification 18-1 History of Taxonomy Objectives: 1) Describe the system scientists use to classify organisms 2) Explain why scientists use scientific names instead of common names 3) How does the classification of living things reflect their evolutionary history? I. Classification of living things A. Taxonomy 1. The science of classifying living things B. Organisms are classified by similarities 1. Physical char., cell #, cell structure, nutrition C. The classification system is based on a hierarchial system of groups 1. Least alike or similar to most alike or similar 2. There are 8 levels a. The more similar/alike or the more characteristics they share the more groups they share

  2. D. The levels Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Dumb Least similar/Alike Kids Playing Catch On Freeway Get Squashed Most similar/Alike 1. Smallest or most similar/alike group is the species 2. Similar species are collected into a genus 3. Similar genera are collected into a family 4. Similar families are collected into an order 5. Similar orders are collected into a class 6. Similar classes are collected into a phylum 7. Similar phylum are collected into a kingdom 8. Similar kingdoms are collected into a domain

  3. II. What is the scientific name? A. A unique 2 word name that is assigned to each kind of organism 1. Binomial Nomenclature 2. Written in the language of Latin B. What is in a scientific name? 1. The first word is the genus to which the organism belongs a. Describes the organism in a general way 1. Like your first name b. A group of organisms that share major characteristics 2. The second word is the species and identifies one particular kind of organism C. The rules to scientific naming 1. 2 different organisms cannot be assigned the same name 2. If organisms are in the same genus they must have different species names 3. If organisms are in different genera then they can have the same species name 4. Writing a scientific name a. Genus is capitalized b. Species is lowercase c. Both words italicized or underlined Canus lupis Homo sapiens

  4. D. Who was the genius that came up with binomial nomenclature? 1. Carl Linnaeus III. The importance of scientific names A. Common names 1. The name that is used for a particular organism by common every day people a. In other words, the name used outside the field of science 2. Too confusing a. An organism can have more than one common name b. One common name often refers to more than one kind of living thing c. Add to this the variety of languages throughout the world

  5. B. The scientific name 1. Eliminates the confusion 2. Scientific names are recognized and have only one meaning no matter where you go in the world C. Show Evolutionary History 1. Phylogeny IV. What is a species? A. A group of structurally similar organisms that can produce fertile offspring in nature 1. A unique kind of organism 2. Share at least one inherited characteristic not found in other similar organisms B. Hybrids 1. Offspring from different species that are generally sterile 2. May be fertile a. Coyotes, dogs, wolves are all separate species in the same genus that can interbreed creating fertile offspring

  6. 18-2 Modern Phylogenetic Taxonomy Objectives: 1) Define phylogenetic tree, and explain what information a phylogenetic tree shows 2) List 3types of evidence used to organize organisms in systematic taxonomy I. Systematics A. Branch of biology that classifies organisms based on their phylogeny 1. Organizes diversity of living things in the context of evolution B. Phylogenetic tree 1. Family tree showing evolutionary relationship btwn groups of organisms a. Represents a hypothesis C. Evidence 1. Fossil record 2. Morphology 3. Embryology

  7. 4. Chromosomes & macromolecules a. AA sequence comparison b. Karyotype comparison 18-3 Two Modern Systems of Classification Objectives: 1) Differentiate between the six kingdoms of organisms. 2) Identify 2 characteristics of members in each of the six kingdoms. I. The six kingdom classification system A. Eubacteria & Archaebacteria 1. Unicellular 2. Prokaryotic 3. Heterotrophic and autotrophic (photosynthesis) 4. The oldest forms of life

  8. B. Protista 1. Unicellular and Multicellular 2. Eukaryotic 3. Heterotrophic and autotrophic 4. Examples a. Algae (kelps), slime molds, water molds C. Fungi 1. Multicellular 2. Eukaryotic 3. Heterotrophic a. Absorb food 4. Examples a. Molds, mushrooms, yeast

  9. D. Plantae 1. Multicellular 2. Eukaryotic 3. Autotrophic a. Chlorophyll 4. Examples a. Trees, grass, shrubs E. Animalia 1. Multicellular 2. Eukaryotic 3. Heterotrophic a. Digest food

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