1. Linnaeus’s Brain Child
Classification
Linnaeus’s Brain Child

2. Ecology Classification = The science of grouping organisms based on
Students will be able to:
-define limiting factors and name specific limiting factors as well as their affects
-use a dichotomous key to classify species
-define the term diversity and apply Simpson’s diversity index and outline its significance
-define the term biome and outline the distribution and relative productivity of the different biomes
Classification =
The science of grouping organisms based on
similarities.
Why classify?
To help identify organisms.
To identify similarities between organisms.
To identify evolutionary patterns and relationships.

3. Ecology What’s the basis for Anatomy classification? Biochemistry
Students will be able to:
-define limiting factors and name specific limiting factors as well as their affects
-use a dichotomous key to classify species
-define the term diversity and apply Simpson’s diversity index and outline its significance
-define the term biome and outline the distribution and relative productivity of the different biomes
What’s the basis for
classification?
Anatomy
Biochemistry
Genetics

4. Ecology 3 Domains 5 Kingdoms Animalia Plantae Eukaryota Protista Fungi
Students will be able to:
-define limiting factors and name specific limiting factors as well as their affects
-use a dichotomous key to classify species
-define the term diversity and apply Simpson’s diversity index and outline its significance
-define the term biome and outline the distribution and relative productivity of the different biomes
3 Domains
5 Kingdoms
Animalia
Plantae
Eukaryota
Protista
Fungi
Eubacteria
Monera
Archaebacteria

5. Ecology Hierarchy of Classification Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
Students will be able to:
-define limiting factors and name specific limiting factors as well as their affects
-use a dichotomous key to classify species
-define the term diversity and apply Simpson’s diversity index and outline its significance
-define the term biome and outline the distribution and relative productivity of the different biomes
Hierarchy of Classification
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

6. Ecology
Students will be able to:
-define limiting factors and name specific limiting factors as well as their affects
-use a dichotomous key to classify species
-define the term diversity and apply Simpson’s diversity index and outline its significance
-define the term biome and outline the distribution and relative productivity of the different biomes
Scientists use a TWO word system of naming different organisms called
Binomial Nomenclature
The TWO word name is called a Scientific Name and it is made up of
the genus and specific epithet.
A scientific name is either written in italics or it is underlined.
The genus must be capitalized and the specific epithet is lowercase.
Dandelion =
Domestic Cat =
Mosquito =
Human =
Taraxacum officianalis
Felix domesticus
Colex pipens
Homo sapiens

7. Ecology
Students will be able to:
-define limiting factors and name specific limiting factors as well as their affects
-use a dichotomous key to classify species
-define the term diversity and apply Simpson’s diversity index and outline its significance
-define the term biome and outline the distribution and relative productivity of the different biomes
In order to identify new organisms and to figure out what species
they are, scientists use a Dichotomous Key.
Dichotomous Keys use yes or no questions about the organisms
anatomy to determine its identity.

8. Ecology Students will be able to:
-define limiting factors and name specific limiting factors as well as their affects
-use a dichotomous key to classify species
-define the term diversity and apply Simpson’s diversity index and outline its significance
-define the term biome and outline the distribution and relative productivity of the different biomes

9. Ecology Students will be able to:
-define limiting factors and name specific limiting factors as well as their affects
-use a dichotomous key to classify species
-define the term diversity and apply Simpson’s diversity index and outline its significance
-define the term biome and outline the distribution and relative productivity of the different biomes

10. Ecology Students will be able to:
-define limiting factors and name specific limiting factors as well as their affects
-use a dichotomous key to classify species
-define the term diversity and apply Simpson’s diversity index and outline its significance
-define the term biome and outline the distribution and relative productivity of the different biomes