Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Classification KPCOFGS.

Similar presentations


Presentation on theme: "Classification KPCOFGS."— Presentation transcript:

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

7

8

9

10

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

15


Download ppt "Classification KPCOFGS."

Similar presentations


Ads by Google