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• Biologists want to better understand organisms so they organize them.
• One tool that they use to do this is classification
• Classification is the grouping of objects or information based on similarities.
How Classification BeganHow Classification Began
• Biologists who study taxonomy are called taxonomists.
How Classification BeganHow Classification Began• Taxonomy is the
branch of biology that groups and names organisms based on studies of their different characteristics.
• He classified all the organisms he knew into two groups:
Aristotle’s systemAristotle’s system
• The Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) developed the first widely accepted system of biological classification.
• animals according to various characteristics, habitat (land,water,air) and physical differences (feet, wings, tails)
Aristotle’s systemAristotle’s system
• plants
herbs, shrubs, and trees
• As time passed, more organisms were discovered and some did not fit easily into Aristotle’s groups, but many centuries passed before Aristotle’s system was replaced.
Aristotle’s systemAristotle’s system
• According to his system, birds, bats, and flying insects are classified together….
– ??? Does that really work ???
– How common are they really?
• Linnaeus’s system was based on physical and structural similarities of organisms.
Linnaeus’s system of binomial nomenclatureLinnaeus’s system of binomial nomenclature
• Swedish botanist, Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778), developed a method of grouping organisms that is still used by scientists today.
• As a result, the groupings revealed the relationships of the organisms.
• This way of organizing organisms is the basis of modern classification systems.
Linnaeus’s system of binomial nomenclatureLinnaeus’s system of binomial nomenclature
• Eventually, some biologists proposed that structural similarities reflect the evolutionary relationships of species.
• In this system, organisms are name according to their genus and species
• first word = genus
• Second word = species
Linnaeus’s system of binomial nomenclatureLinnaeus’s system of binomial nomenclature
• Binomial nomenclature is a modern classification system using a two-word naming system that Linnaeus developed to identify species.
Linnaeus’s system of binomial nomenclatureLinnaeus’s system of binomial nomenclature
Homo sapiens• italicized in print
• underlined when handwritten
• first letter of the genus name is uppercase
• first letter of the species is lowercase.
Scientific and common namesScientific and common names• Taxonomists are required to
use Latin because:
1. the language does not change
2. a common name can be misleading.
3. it is confusing when a species has more than one common name.
• Grouping organisms on the basis of their evolutionary relationships makes it easier to understand biological diversity.
• provides a framework in which to study the relationships among living and extinct species.
Modern ClassificationModern Classification
• Classification systems today are based on evolutionary relationships.
•extinct animals can be included in classification schemes.
How are evolutionary relationships determined?How are evolutionary relationships determined?
• Evolutionary relationships are determined on the basis of:
•similarities in structure
•breeding behavior
•geographical distribution
•chromosomes
•biochemistry
How are evolutionary relationships determined?How are evolutionary relationships determined?
Taxonomy: useful toolsTaxonomy: useful tools
• Cladogram – branching diagram showing evolutionary relationships
Taxonomy: useful tools
• Dichotomous Keys
• Aid in identifying unknown organisms
• Pairs of statements with two choices of characteristics
• Only one choice will apply to the unknown organism
• This will lead to another pair of characteristics.. And so on…
• Largest of Smallest– Kingdom
– Phylum
– Class
– Order
– Gamily
– Genus
– Species
Taxonomic rankingsTaxonomic rankingsDomain
Kingdom
PhylumClass
Order
Family
Genus
Species
1. Put these animals into 3 groups.
2. What characteristics did you use for your system of classification?
• The six kingdoms of organisms are :1. archaebacteria
2. eubacteria3. protists4. fungi5. plants6. animals
The Six Kingdoms of OrganismsThe Six Kingdoms of Organisms
•Prokaryotes - organisms with cells that lack distinct nuclei bounded by a membrane, are microscopic and unicellular.
•There are two kingdoms of prokaryotic organisms: Archaebacteria and Eubacteria.
Bacteria: Archaebacteria and Eubacteria
• Archaebacteria live in extreme environments such as swamps, deep-ocean hydrothermal
vents, and seawater evaporating ponds.
• Most of these environments are oxygen-free.
Bacteria: Archaebacteria and Eubacteria
ProkaryotesProkaryotes• All of the other prokaryotes, about 5000 species of bacteria, are classified in Kingdom Eubacteria.
• Eubacteria have very strong cell walls and a less complex genetic makeup than found in archaebacteria or eukaryotes.
•some cause diseases, most are harmless and many are actually helpful.
Kingdom Protists: A diverse groupKingdom Protists: A diverse group
• A protist is a eukaryote that lacks complex organ
systems and lives in moist environments.
•Unicellular and multicellular
Cilia
Oral groove
Gullet
Micronucleus and macronucleus
Contractile vacuole
A Paramecium
Kingdom Fungi: Earth’s decomposersKingdom Fungi: Earth’s decomposers
• heterotrophs that do not move from place to place.
• A fungus - is either a unicellular or multicellular eukaryote that
absorbs nutrients from organic materials in the environment.
Kingdom Plantae: Multicellular oxygen producers
Kingdom Plantae: Multicellular oxygen producers
• eukaryotic, multicellular, photosynthetic autotrophs.
• None moves from place to place.
Plants: Multicellular oxygen producersPlants: Multicellular oxygen producers
• A plant’s cells usually contain chloroplasts and have cell walls
composed of cellulose.
• Plant cells are organized into tissue that, in turn, are organized into organs and organ
systems.
Kingdom Animalia: Multicellular consumers
Kingdom Animalia: Multicellular consumers
• Animals are multicellular heterotrophs.
• Nearly all are able to move from place to place.
• Animal cells do not have cell walls.