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Structure and Function in Living Things

Structure and Function in Living Things. Chapter Fifteen: The Diversity of Life. 15.1 Taxonomy and Systematics 15.2 Algae and Fungi. Investigation 15A. Creature Cladogram. What type of information can be used to create a cladogram?. 15.1 Taxonomy and Systematics.

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Structure and Function in Living Things

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  1. Structure and Function in Living Things

  2. Chapter Fifteen: The Diversity of Life • 15.1 Taxonomy and Systematics • 15.2 Algae and Fungi

  3. Investigation 15A Creature Cladogram • What type of information can be used to create a cladogram?

  4. 15.1 Taxonomy and Systematics • Scientists classify organisms according to their characteristics and evolutionary relationships. • This process is called systematics.

  5. 15.1 Taxonomy and Systematics • A Swedish scientist and explorer named Carolus Linnaeus (1707–1778) developed a system of classification called taxonomyin the 1700s. • Linnaeus classified living things according to their shared characteristics. • There are currently seven levels of classification.

  6. 15.1 Scientific Names • A scientific nameis the two-part, scientifically recognized name given to an organism, consisting of its genus and species.

  7. 15.1 Scientific Names • You may have a difficult time understanding scientific names because they are usually in Latin or Greek. • Felisis Latin for “cat” and domesticusis Latin for “domesticated.”

  8. 15.1 What is systematics? • Darwin’s theory of evolution led to the development of systematics. • Systematicsis the process of classifying living things according to evolutionary relationships. • Today, scientists may use DNA analysis to classify living species.

  9. 15.1 What is systematics? • The evolutionary development of primates can be shown on a simple cladogram. • The characteristics listed along the right distinguish the levels above each node (the point where two branches meet). • The nodes indicate a common ancestor between two groups.

  10. 15.1 Evolution and the six kingdoms • An evolutionary treeis a diagram with many branches that shows evolutionary relationships among organisms, both living and extinct. • In a complete evolutionary tree, the levels of classification (phylum, class, order, etc.) would branch off from each kingdom all the way down to the species level.

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