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Classification KPCOFGS
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Why classify? Easy to find/re-find organisms Group similar organisms
Order/organise Identification Compare & contrast Communicate scientifically
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Binomial Nomenclature
Two word naming system Aedes aegypti
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Carolinus (Carl) Linnaeus
“invented” the classification system
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Correct methods Italicised: Ixodes holocyclus
don’t capitalise the second name (species) Underlined: Ixodes holocyclus If you don’t know the species name: Ixodes sp. If you’re talking about a genus: Ixodes spp.
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Hierarchical Classification
From broad to narrow: Eg. Animalia sapiens numerous only one
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A Species; What is it? A species is an organism that can reproduce to produce sexually viable offspring
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Taxonomy The study of dividing organisms into groups (taxa)
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Phylogeny The study of the ancestry of a species Phylogenetic tree
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Cladistics The study of the tree of life Cladogram
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