1. Classification
KPCOFGS

2. Why classify? Easy to find/re-find organisms Group similar organisms
Order/organise
Identification
Compare & contrast
Communicate scientifically

3. Binomial Nomenclature
Two word naming system
Aedes aegypti

4. Carolinus (Carl) Linnaeus
“invented” the classification system

5. 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.

6. Hierarchical Classification
From broad to narrow:
Eg. Animalia sapiens
numerous only one

11. A Species; What is it?
A species is an organism that can reproduce to produce sexually viable offspring

12. Taxonomy
The study of dividing organisms into groups (taxa)

13. Phylogeny
The study of the ancestry of a species
Phylogenetic tree

14. Cladistics
The study of the tree of life
Cladogram