Taxonomy 3
deals with identification classification and naming of organisms
arranging of organisms into groups based on similarities
Classification -
the naming of organisms
Nomenclature –
the determination of an organism
Identification -
Aristotle’s System
Plants or animals
- Bloodless or red-blooded
- morphology such as plant structure and size as trees, shrubs, or herbs
- Habitat such as air, water, or land dweller.
Aristotle’s qccepted?
No
P2. Linnaeus’s system
Classification based on morphology and behavior.
Linnaeus’ method of naming of organisms
Binomial nomenclature:
It gives species scientific name that has two parts
Genus name and Specific epithet.
Latin
Writing Scientific name
First capital, second small, both italisized, first can be abbreviated
Why use scientific name
study of diversity and the evolutionary history relationships among organisms.
Systematics:
inferred evolutionary history and relationships
phylogeny (
a branching diagram that represents the proposed phylogeny or evolutionary history of a species of group.
•Cladogram–
– A named group of organism
Taxa
The groups used in cladograms are called
clades
– group of organisms capable of reproduction and produce a fertile offspring.
Species
– group of species
Genus –
Organisms are placed into domains and kingdoms based 3 factors:
(1) Cell type and structures, (2) Number of cells, and (3) mode of Nutrition