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What does this word mean to biologists?
• Process of grouping things based on their similarities
1.
a. To organize living things into groups so that the
organisms are easier to study.
•What does this word mean?
1.
b. Scientific study of how living things are classified
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Anatomy
•
Botany
Geographical Address
Taxonomy Address
 Continent
 Kingdom
 Country
 Phylum
 State
 Class
 City
 Order
 Building
 Family
 Floor
 Genus
 Apartment
 Species
Carolous (Carl) Linneaus
1707-1778
Swedish Botanist, Zoologist and Physician
Two word naming system developed by Carl Linneaus in the
1750’s
•Bi- = Two
•-nomial = name
Genus
Genus
 The first word in the
scientific name.
Genus
 The first word in the
scientific name.
 Contains similar, closely
related organisms
Genus
 The first word in the
scientific name.
 Contains similar, closely
related organisms
 Example:
 Canis = Dog
 Panthera = Lions and
Tigers
Genus
 The first word in the
scientific name.
 Contains similar, closely
related organisms
 Example:
 Canis = Dog
 Panthera = Lions and
Tigers
species
Genus
species
 The first word in the
 The second word in the
scientific name.
 Contains similar, closely
related organisms
 Example:
 Canis = Dog
 Panthera = Lions and
Tigers
scientific name
Genus
species
 The first word in the
 The second word in the
scientific name.
 Contains similar, closely
related organisms
 Example:
scientific name
 Describes a distinctive
feature in an organism
 Canis = Dog
 Panthera = Lions and
Tigers
Genus
species
 The first word in the
 The second word in the
scientific name.
 Contains similar, closely
related organisms
 Example:
 Canis = Dog, Wolf
 Panthera = Lions and
Tigers
scientific name
 Describes a distinctive
feature in an organism
 Is a group of similar
organisms that can mate
with each other and
produce offspring that
can also mate and
reproduce
1.
The complete scientific name is written in italics or is underlined!!!
1.
The complete scientific name is written in italics or is underlined!!!
2.
Only the first letter of the first word in a scientific name is
capitalized.
1.
The complete scientific name is written in italics or is underlined!!!
2.
Only the first letter of the first word in a scientific name is
capitalized.
3.
Scientific names use Latin because it is the only language that
scientists used during that time.
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Homo sapiens
a)
The more classification levels that two organisms share,
the more characteristics they have in common.
1.
Domain – highest level of organization
Domain – highest level of organization
2. Kingdom
1.
Domain – highest level of organization
2. Kingdom
3. Phylum (or phyla, which is plural)
1.
Domain – highest level of organization
2. Kingdom
3. Phylum (or phyla, which is plural)
4. Class
1.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Domain – highest level of organization
Kingdom
Phylum (or phyla, which is plural)
Class
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Domain – highest level of organization
Kingdom
Phylum (or phyla, which is plural)
Class
Order
Family
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Domain – highest level of organization
Kingdom
Phylum (or phyla, which is plural)
Class
Order
Family
Genus
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Domain – highest level of organization
Kingdom
Phylum (or phyla, which is plural)
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Domain – highest level of organization
Kingdom – broadest category
Phylum – (or phyla, which is plural)
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species – most specific category
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Do
Kings
Play
Chess
On
Family
Green
Squares
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Do
Kings
Play
Chess
On
Family
Green
Squares
Do Kings Play Chess On Funny Green Squares?