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Taxonomy

Taxonomy. Cornell Notes. Taxonomy. The science of grouping and naming organisms Scientists who study taxonomy are called Taxonomists. History of Taxonomy. Classifying organisms was started by a man named Aristotle His worked was eventually developed by Carolus Linnaeus

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Taxonomy

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  1. Taxonomy Cornell Notes

  2. Taxonomy • The science of grouping and naming organisms • Scientists who study taxonomy are called Taxonomists

  3. History of Taxonomy • Classifying organisms was started by a man named Aristotle • His worked was eventually developed by Carolus Linnaeus • Linnaeus used similarities in structure to help classify all living things • Linnaeus came up with a two word naming system called binomial nomenclature

  4. Binomial Nomenclature • The scientific naming system that uses two words to classify all living things • Linnaeus used similarities in structure to determine relationships among organisms • Binomial Nomenclature – Two words Homo Sapiens Genus Specific Epithet

  5. Dichotomous Key • Coded system of identifying different organisms • Used to identify similar organisms • Like a puzzle

  6. Characteristics to consider • Size • Color • Direction • Number of legs • Etc.

  7. 5 Questions • What is taxonomy? • What is the name of the two-word naming system? • Who came up with the two-word naming system? • What is the scientific name of humans? • “Homo” in Homo Sapiens refers to what? (genus or species?)

  8. Now you try! • Work on the dichotomous key to figure out the names of the 6 alien organisms.

  9. Wacky People Key 1a Two feet 2 1b Some other number of feet 3 2a Does not look at all human 4 2b Looks a lot like a human 5 3a One leg 6 3b Three or four legs 7 4a Fly-like Mosk Cara 4b Not fly-like 8 5a Seems to be a girl Rita Nita 5b Not a girl 9 6a Leg is curled , two feet Ru-ela.Brella 6b Leg is straight, one foot Giggles 7a Three legs 10 7b Four legs 11 8a Has webbed feet Hex Oculate 8b Clawed feet 12 9a Curly hair, no toes Lugio Wirum 9b Wiggly looking mouth, three toes on feet C. Nile 10a Very long nose, open mouth Elle E. Funk 10b Some other appearance 13 11a Has duck bill, two pinchers Tri D. Duckt 11b No arms or pinchers 14 12a Has ears, tail, and beak Grif Leon 12b Four eyes on stalks Eggur Ondy 13a One eye, webbed feet Cue Kide 13b Four stalked eyes, four pinchers Quadrumenox 14a Three toed feet, nose like a flower Tunia petalos 14b Spider-like, has spots Patterned mulywumpus

  10. 1a Two feet 2 1b Some other number of feet 3

  11. 3a One leg 6 3b Three or four legs 7

  12. 7a Three legs 10 7b Four legs 11

  13. 11a Has duck bill, two pinchers Tri D. Duckt 11b No arms or pinchers 14

  14. 14a Three toed feet, nose like a flower Tunia petalos 14b Spider-like, has spots Patterned mulywumpus

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