chapter 9 classification. classification is the arrangement of organisms into orderly groups based...
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Chapter 9Classification
• Classification is the arrangement of organisms into orderly groups based on similarities.
• Classifying organisms help biologists answer questions like
–How many species are there?
–What are the characteristics of each?
–What are the relationships between species?
Carolus Linnaeus
• Swedish physician and botanist
• Lived in 1700’s
• Founded taxonomy, the science of identifying, classifying and naming living things
• Binomial Nomenclature– Also known as binomenclature
– Elephas maximus– Tyrannosaurus rex
Cladograms (branching diagrams)
• Cladograms– Show close evolutionary
relationships
•Which is the closest relative to Hibiscus?•Which is the most distant relative to Hibiscus?•Which plants have seeds?
Scientific Names
• 2 words, Genus and Species
• Genus is capitalized and species is lower case
• Examples:– Indian elephant – Elephas maximus– Humans – Homo sapiens
• Scientific names are usually Greek or Latin in origin
• The short cut for writing scientific names is to use the first letter of the genus and the full name of the species
• Example: – Escherichia coli is E. coli
• Organisms can have many common names but only one scientific name
• Dichotomous Keys-– A tool that aids in identifying
unknown organisms– Consists of several pairs of
descriptive statements that have only two alternating responses
– (think of the choose your own adventure books)
Dichotomous Keys
The 6 Kingdoms
•Archaebacteria•Prokaryotes (no nucleus)•Single cell•Live in extreme conditions (hot or cold)•Live in Yellowstone Hot Springs
Eubacteria
•Single celled•Live everywhere•Prokaryotes – no nucleus
•E. coli
Protista
•Single or multi cellular•Eukaryotes – nuclei present•Simple organisms•Believed to have given rise to the other kingdoms•Protozoa, algae, slime molds, Euglena
•Paramecium
•Euglena
Fungi
•Multicellular•Eukaryotes – nuclei•No photosynthesis occurs•Food is obtained by breaking down materials around (decomposers)•Mushrooms, molds
Why don’t you cut off mold on bread and eat it?
Plantae
•Multicellular•Eukaryotes – nuclei•Uses photosynthesis to produce food•Usually green
Animalia
•Multicellular•Eukaryotic –nuclei•No cell walls•Most move (exceptions in sea sponges and corals)•Nervous systems