1. Classification and Taxonomy

4. Modern Classification: Taxonomy
Taxonomy: a branch of biology that groups and names organisms based on studies of their different characteristics
Aristotle : began simple classification by grouping organisms into two basic groups
Plant
Animal
Linnaeus : further divided organisms using technology such as the microscope and evolutionary relationships
During the golden age of Greece, the philosopher, Aristotle began the organized manner of naming living things.  We call the naming of living things Taxonomy.   He divided all living things into plants or animals. He further divided these two classifications into subgroups.  For example, he divided animals into land and water animals.  At this time science, religion, and philosophy had not yet separated into different disciplines.  Because Aristotle, the philosopher, invented the discipline called logic and because of his great influence on the development of western science, his methods weren't questioned for a long time.  However, it eventually became clear to scientists that Aristotle's method was inadequate.  There were too many creatures that didn't seem to fit in either category or had characteristics of both.  So, a better method was needed.Aristotle Born 384 BC, Died 322 BC 
     A Swedish scientist, Carolus Linnaeus, many years later developed a system that classified living things based upon body structures, size, shape, color, and methods of obtaining food.  The system was called binomial nomenclature.  It is made up of two Latin words.  The first word is the creatures genus and the second is its species name.  Genus is the classification of creatures that have similar characteristics, yet are obviously different.  The species name is the smallest most precise classification where looking at a group of creatures, except for size and some minor color differences, you can tell that they are the same kind of creature. Carolus LinnaeusBorn 1707, Died 1778

5. 6 KINGDOMS Eubacteria Archaebacteria Protista Fungi Plantae Animalia
All of life can be divided into 6 kingdoms:
Eubacteria
Archaebacteria
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia

6. Levels of Classification
Taxa
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Karen Plays Chess On Frank’s Green Sofa

7. Binomial Nomenclature
Scientist use LATIN because it is an unchanging language
Everything referred to by two names
Genus (capitalized)
Species (lower case)
Both names are underlined or italicized
Ex. Canis lupus or Canis lupus (wolf)
See page 459

8. Which two organims are most closely related?
Taxon
House Cat
Mountain Lion
Dog
Human
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Carnivoria
Primates
Family
Felidae
Canidae
Hominidae
Genus
Felis
Canis
Homo
Species
domesticus
concolor
familiaris
sapiens

9. Essential Questions
1. What technology allowed Linnaeus to divide organisms into more accurate groups?
The microscope
2. What does bionomial nomenclature mean?
Classification by 2 names
3. Human’s scientific name is Homo sapien. What is our genus?
Homo