1 classification of organisms. 2 there are 13 billion known species of organisms there are 13...
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•There are There are 13 billion 13 billion known known species of organismsspecies of organisms
•This is This is only 5% of all only 5% of all organisms that ever organisms that ever lived!!!!!lived!!!!!
•New organismsNew organisms are still are still being found and identifiedbeing found and identified
Species of OrganismsSpecies of Organisms
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What is it?What is it?
ClassificationClassification is the is the arrangement of organisms arrangement of organisms into orderly into orderly groupsgroups based based on their on their similaritiessimilarities
Also called Also called taxonomytaxonomy
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Why classify organism?Why classify organism?
•Accurate & uniform Accurate & uniform namesnames
•Prevents Prevents misnomers misnomers (mistakes) (mistakes) (jellyfish are (jellyfish are NOT fish) NOT fish)
•Uses Uses same language same language (Latin or some Greek)(Latin or some Greek)
Sea”horseSea”horse”??”??
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The first taxonomistThe first taxonomist
•Aristotle, Aristotle, 2000 2000 years agoyears ago
•divided organisms divided organisms into into plants & animalsplants & animals
•subdivided subdivided them by them by their their habitathabitat -land, -land, sea, or airsea, or air
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Father of TaxonomyFather of Taxonomy
•Carolus LinnaeusCarolus Linnaeus1707 – 17781707 – 1778
•18th century
•Classified organisms by their structures
•Developed the modern Developed the modern system of naming called system of naming called binomial nomenclature binomial nomenclature
((2-word 2-word naming system naming system for each species)for each species)
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Binomial NomenclatureBinomial Nomenclature
•Genus + species Genus + species (specific epithet) (specific epithet)
•Latin or GreekLatin or Greek
•ItalicizedItalicized in print in print
•Capitalize genusCapitalize genus, but , but NOT speciesNOT species
•UnderlineUnderline when when writingwriting
Turdus Turdus migratoriusmigratorius
American American RobinRobin
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So how do we group So how do we group organisms?organisms?
•TaxonTaxon ( ( taxataxa-plural) is a -plural) is a category into which related category into which related organisms are placedorganisms are placed
•There is a There is a hierarchy (order)hierarchy (order) for these groups from for these groups from broadest to most specificbroadest to most specific
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Hierarchy of Taxonomic Hierarchy of Taxonomic GroupsGroups
Domain (3)Kingdom (6)
Phylum (called Division for plants) Class Order Family
Genus Species
BROADEST BROADEST TAXONTAXON