CLASSIFICATION
In an attempt to understand living things, scientists arrange organisms into groups. Organisms that are biologically similar are grouped together and those that are different are placed in a different group.
Initially, organisms were grouped based on physical similarities. Today, organisms are grouped based on evolutionary relationships/genetic makeup/DNA.
The Three Domains of Life
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species K P C O F G S Organisms are placed into groups called taxa. These taxa are: Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species K P C O F G S (Most inclusive) Katy Perry Came Over For Great Spaghetti
What are the six kingdoms of living things? The six kingdoms are: Archaebacteria Eubacteria Protista Fungi Plantae Animalia
Most inclusive Most different 9 million 65,000 5400 270 34 7 Gray wolf 1 Gray wolf
9 million 65,000 5400 270 34 Very similar Wolf(3), coyote(1), jackal(3), dog 7 1 Gray wolf
Most Least similar inclusive 9 million 65,000 5400 270 34 Wolf(3), coyote(1), jackal(3), dog 7 Most similar Least inclusive 1 Gray wolf
Homo sapiens (Two names) Carolus Linnaeus (1707 – 1778) - Develop system of classification/taxa - Developed a two-word naming system to identify organisms called binomial nomenclature. two name Each organism has a scientific name that consists of two names: Homo sapiens (Two names)
Homo sapiens genus species The scientific name must be: First name Second name genus species Homo sapiens capitalized lowercase The scientific name must be: italicized in print and underlined when handwritten.
Examples of Scientific Names Canis means dog Canis familiaris - domestic dog Canis latrans - coyote Canis lupus - gray wolf
Examples of Scientific Names Felis means cat Felis catus - Domestic cat Felis beite - Chinese mountain cat Felis chaus - Jungle cat
Examples of Scientific Names Panthera big cat Panthera leo - Lion Panthera onca - Jaguar Panthera tigris - Tiger
Which scientific name is written correctly?
Scientific name: Homo sapiens
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primate 233 species
Suborder: Anthropoidea monkeys gibbons apes humans
Family: Hominidae Great APES HUMANS gorillas chimpanzees orangutans bonobos
Genus: Homo species: sapien