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Taxonomy. Chapter 17: Organizing Life’s Diversity. What is Taxonomy?. Discipline of classifying organisms and assigning each organism a universally accepted name . Why Classify?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Taxonomy
Chapter 17: Organizing Life’s Diversity
What is Taxonomy?
Discipline of classifying organisms and assigning each organism a universally accepted name.
Why Classify?To study the diversity of life, biologists use
a classification system to name organisms and group them in a logical manner.
When taxonomists classify organisms, they organize them into groups that have biological significance.
Common Names vs.
Scientific NamesCommon Names can be confusing
one organism can have many different namesThe Cougar is also known as a: Puma,
Mountain Lion or CatamountEach organism only has ONE scientific
name (species name)No matter where you are in the world the
Cougar is Felis concolor
Assigning Scientific NamesAristotle was a Greek philosopher who
was the first to classify or group living things.He classified organisms into two groups:
Plants and Animals
He subdivided those groups as well. Plants were subdivided into: Herbs, Shrubs and
TreesAnimals were subdivided based on their habitat
and physical characteristics
Assigning Scientific Names A Swedish botanist named
Carolus Linnaeus developed Binomial Nomenclature, a two-word naming system for naming all species on earth. It is based on physical and
structural similarities Still used today
Why does everything have a weird name in Biology?
Everything in science is named using Latin.Why?
Latin is a dead language and won’t change meanings with slang or invention.
Example: “That is SO gay!!!”Merriam Webster Dictionary definition:
Gay – (gA) adjective; 1 a : happily excited : MERRY <in a gay mood> b : keenly
alive and exuberant : having or inducing high spirits <a bird's gay spring song>2 a : BRIGHT, LIVELY <gay sunny
meadows> b : brilliant in color
4 Reasons for using Latin
1. dead language and will not change2. not misleading like a common
name3. more descriptive4. basis for many other languages;
English, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese
Binomial Nomenclature Each organism has a name consisting of two
wordsExamples:
Homo sapiens Tyto alba
Common Name: Human Common Name: Barn Owl
Binomial Nomenclature
Homo sapiens Tyto alba
The first part of the scientific name is the genus. This word is always written first and the first letter is capitalized.
It appears in italics or is underlined.
Binomial Nomenclature
Homo sapiens Tyto alba
The second part of the scientific name is the specific epithet or species name. This word is always written second and the first letter is
lower-case. It appears in italics or is underlined.
The 8 Levels of ClassificationThey are, from largest to smallest
1. Domain (this is a relatively new level separates Archaea, Bacteria and Eukaryota)
2. Kingdom (separates plants from animals)
3. Phylum (separates into major groups within the Kingdom; plural: phyla)
4. Class (breaks Phyla down into smaller groups)
5. Order (even more specific)
6. Family (very similar characteristics)
7. Genus (reproductive grouping)
8. Species (most specific)
DomainKingdomPhylumClassOrderFamilyGenusSpecie
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DidKingPhillipComeOverForGoodSoup
8 levels of Classification
Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AvesOrder: StrigiformesFamily: TytonidaeGenus: Tyto
Species: T. alba
Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: PrimatesFamily: HominidaeGenus: Homo
Species: H. sapiens
You vs. Barn Owl
THINKING CRITICALLYOrganis
mCat Wolf Fly
Kingdom Animalia Animalia Animalia
Phylum Chordata Chordata Arthropoda
Class Mammalia Mammalia
Insecta
Order Carnivora Carnivora Diptera
Family Felidae Canidae Muscidae
Genus Felis Canis Musca
Species F. domesticus C. lupus M. domestica
THINKING CRITICALLY1. What are the kingdom
and class of Musca domestica?
2. From the table, which 2 animals are most closely related?
3. At what classification level does the evolutionary relationship between cats and wolves diverge (become different)?
Animal; insectCat and Wolf
Family Level
EVOLUTIONARY CLASSIFICATION
Biologists group organisms into categories that represent lines of evolutionary descent, or phylogeny, not just physical similarities.
Define Phylogeny: The study of evolutionary relationships among organisms.
Classification using Cladograms
Cladograms are diagrams that use derived characteristics to
illustrate evolutionary relationships.
Definition of Clade: A group of organisms, such as a species, whose members share homologous features derived from a common ancestor.
EVOLUTIONARY CLASSIFICATION
A B C D E F
Speciation: formation of two new species from one
Clade or lineage
TIME
Classification using Cladograms
The cladogram on the next slide shows the evolutionary
relationship among several vertebrates.
CLADOGRAM
Fur & MammaryGlands
Jaws
Lungs
Claws or Nails
Feathers
Hagfish Fish FrogLizard
Pigeon
Mouse
Chimp
Cladogram
“Mini-Lab”
Using a Cladogram to Show Relationships
Procedure
1.The following table shows the presence or absence of six derived traits in the seven dinosaurs that are labeled A - G.
2.Use the information listed in the table below to answer the following questions.
Using a Cladogram to Show Relationships
Derived Traits of DinosaursDinosaur Trait Dino
ADino B Dino
CDino
DDino E Dino
FDino G
Hole in hip socket Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Extension of pubis bone No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Unequal enamel on teeth No No No No Yes Yes Yes
Skull has “shelf” in back No No No No No Yes Yes
Grasping hand Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Three-toed hind foot Yes Yes No No No No No
ANALYSIS1. ClassifyComplete the missing information on the right side of the partially completed cladogram.
1
6
5
4
2
2
B C D E F GA
Grasping Hand
Three-Toed Hind Foot