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Biology 11
Taxonomy
Objectives
By the end of the lesson you should be able to:
State
system
the levels of classification and the man who created the classification
Describe
Discuss
the 3 domains and the 4 kingdoms
the relatedness of organisms based on their classification
Introduction
Recall:
1) Life is both similar and diverse
2) Evolution helps us understand who is related to who
BUT….How do we organize and make sense of all these different life forms?
Taxonomy

The solution to this problem is taxonomy

Based upon Carl Linneaus’ system of Binomial Nomenclature.
(name in 2 parts, based on Latin words)
Classification Problem

Any classification system is artificial and based upon the relationships that seem
important to the person classifying. This is called Personal Bias.
Classifications

The first question in taxonomy is: What are
the main divisions?

There used to be only 2 kingdoms: plants
and animals.

Now, the latest classification system
employs a “supercategory” called
Domains.
Domain Archaea

This includes the Kingdom Archaebacteria.

They include forms of bacteria today that live in the most extreme
conditions such as hot springs and sulfur pools.

Also includes:

Methanogens

Halophiles
Domain Archaea
Characteristics:

Obligate anaerobes

Microscopic

Prokaryotic

Have a cell wall but lacking
peptidoglycan

DNA unique to Archaea

Live in extreme environments
Domain Bacteria

Includes most of the prokaryotes
and all the bacteria (Kingdom
Eubacteria) that we are familiar
with.
Staphylococcus aureus
Eubacteria
Characteristics:

Aerobes

Prokaryotes

Cell walls contain peptidoglycan

DNA unique to Eubacteria

Microscopic

Live in moderate environments
Domain Eukarya

This is a huge domain that includes all the
eukaryotic organisms.

In this domain, we will see and use the more
conventional 7 levels of classification.

We divide this domain into four kingdoms:

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Species
Kingdom 1: Protista

Eukaryotic cells

Mostly unicellular, some colonial, some
multicellular

Motile

Autotrophic and heterotrophic

Mostly asexual reproduction

“Catch-all”
<--A protozoan
<--An algae
Kingdom 2: Fungi
Aspergillius, a bread mold

Eukaryotic cells

Uni-, colonial- or multi-cellular (yeast 1 cell)

Non motile

Decomposers

Sexual and asexual reproduction

Spore formers
Kingdom 3: Plantae

Multicellular

Autotrophic

Mostly on land

Eukaryotic cells

Non motile

Asexual and sexual reproduction
Kingdom 4: Animalia
A jumping spider

Multicellular

Heterotrophic

Largest group is the Arthropods = 70% of all
animals

Eukaryotic cells

Motile

Sexual and asexual reproduction
Conclusion

Taxonomy shows us where a species diverged from its relatives.

Let’s use humans, the house cat, and a maple tree as examples to illustrate this:
Examples of Taxonomic Classification
Human House Cat
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Maple Tree
Eukarya Eukarya
Eukarya
Animalia Animalia
Plantae
Chordata
Chordata
Tracheophyta
Mammalia
Mammalia
Angiospermidea
Primata Carnivora
Sapindales
Hominidia Felidia
Aceridea
Homo
Felis
Acer
sapiens catus
rubrum
We use the genus and species name to identify organisms.
O Ex. Homo sapiens, Felis catus
O
Examples of Taxonomic Classification
Human House Cat
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Maple Tree
Eukarya Eukarya
Eukarya
Animalia Animalia
Plantae
Notice that the Genus is
Chordata
Chordata
Tracheophyta
Mammalia
Mammalia
Angiospermidea
capitalized, and the species is
Primata Carnivora
Sapindales
not.
The
name
should
be
in
Hominidia Felidia
Aceridea
italics if typed or underlined if
Homo
Felis
Acer
sapiens catus
rubrum printed.
We use the genus and species name to identify organisms.
O Ex. Homo sapiens, Felis catus
O
Examples of Taxonomic Classification
House Cat
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukarya
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Felidae
Felis
catus
Lion
Eukarya
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Pantherinae
Panthera
leo
We use the genus and species name to
identify organisms.
How do we identify lions?
O
Panthera leo