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UNIT IV DIVERSITY OF LIVING THINGS Scientific Classification

UNIT IV DIVERSITY OF LIVING THINGS Scientific Classification. CLASSIFICATION . the grouping of organisms by similarities Biological classifications are based on how organisms are related. Group A. Group B. Why Do We Classify Organisms?.

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UNIT IV DIVERSITY OF LIVING THINGS Scientific Classification

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  1. UNIT IVDIVERSITY OF LIVING THINGSScientific Classification

  2. CLASSIFICATION • the grouping of organisms by similarities • Biological classifications are based on how organisms are related. Group A Group B Why Do We Classify Organisms? • Biologists group organisms to represent similarities and proposed relationships. • Classification systems change with expanding knowledge about new and well-known organisms.

  3. Classification • Binomial Nomenclature • Two part name (Genus, species) • Hierarchical Classification • Seven Taxonomic Catagroies • Systematics • Study of the evolution of biological diversity Taxonomy:the branch of biology concerned with the grouping and naming of organisms; the study of classification

  4. Taxonomy • Organisms are classified into a hierarchy of groups and subgroups based on similarities that reflect their relationships over a period of time.

  5. Cladogram or Phylogenic Tree • A branching, treelike diagram in which the endpoints of the branches represent specific species of organisms. • It is used to illustrate phylogenetic relationships and show points at which various species have diverged from common ancestral forms. Animation - Phylogenetic Trees

  6. Taxonomic Diagrams Mammals Turtles Lizards and Snakes Crocodiles Birds Mammals Turtles Lizards and Snakes Crocodiles Birds PhylogeneticTree Cladogram

  7. Tree of life Biology: Samples -           

  8. HISTORY: • Aristotle- developed the 1st method of classification • He divided all living things into 2 major groups Aristotle’s Groups • He divided all living things into 2 major groups • 1. Plants • classified by size and structure 2. Animals • classified by habitat (where they lived)

  9. HISTORY: Aristotle • Problems with his system: • Frogs live in both water and on land • Bats, birds and flying insects were grouped together

  10. Kingdom Phylum • Kingdom – largest group • Phylum (sing.) • Phyla (pl.)(Plants don’t have phyla, they have divisions.) • Class • Order • Family • Genus • Species Class Order Family Genus These two taxa make up the scientific name. Species

  11. K__________ p__________ c_________ o___________ f________ g_________ s________. King Phillip came over for great soup.

  12. HISTORY: • Carolus Linnaeus- developed the modern system of classification • Father of Taxonomy

  13. Binomial Nomenclature • Carolus von Linnaeus • Two-word naming system • Genus • Noun, Capitalized, Underlined or Italicized • Species • Descriptive, Lower Case, Underlined or Italicized

  14. Binomial Nomenclature • Binomial nomenclature is a standard way of identifying a species with a scientific two-word name. The first word is the genus name and the second the species name. • Scientific name - 2 Latin names • - Genus and species • - Capitalize the first letter of the genus • - Do NOT capitalize the species • - ALWAYS underline or use italics Ex. Homo sapiens

  15. Binomial Nomenclature Scientific Name: Homo sapiens Common Name: Albert Einstein

  16. Binomial Nomenclature Scientific Name: Rudbeckia hirta Common Name:Gloriosa daisy or Black-eyed Susan

  17. Binomial Nomenclature Scientific Name: Pinus virginianis Common Name: Virginia Pine

  18. Binomial Nomenclature Scientific Name: Harmonia axyridis Common Name: Asian Ladybug

  19. Binomial Nomenclature Scientific Name: Ophiophagus hannah Common Name:King Cobra

  20. MODERN CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM • Organisms are grouped together on the basis of: • Similarity in structure Felis domesticus Panthera leo Felis rufus

  21. Similarity in structure Canis lupus

  22. Similarity in structure Canis latrans

  23. Similarity in structure Canis domesticus

  24. Organisms are grouped together on the basis of: • Similarity in genetic makeup (biochemistry) • Similarities among organisms on the structural and metabolic levels are reflected in the large degree of similarity in proteins and nucleic acids of different organisms. • Diversity is the product of variations in these molecules.

  25. Organisms are grouped together on the basis of: • Similarity of embryonic development

  26. Evolution: Library: Common Past, Different Paths

  27. Organisms are grouped together on the basis of: • Similarity in evolutionary history • Phylogeny: the evolutionary history of a species based on comparing relationships between species using the fossil record

  28. Organisms are grouped together on the basis of: • Similarity in behavior

  29. Systematics:Evolutionary Classification of Organisms • Systematics is the study of the evolution of biological diversity, and combines data from the following areas. • Fossil record • Comparative homologies • Cladistics • Comparative sequencing of DNA/RNA among organisms • Molecular clocks

  30. Classification is based on close evolutionary relationships of organisms. • Organisms classified in the same taxa (pl.)(taxon, sing.) share a common ancestry. They have evolved from the same common ancestral organism.

  31. Evolutionary Relationships • Classification is hierarchal • each successive level is smaller and more closely related than the one before it

  32. Species • organisms that belong to the same species can mate AND produce FERTILE offspring.

  33. Horses and donkeys can mate. • They produce a mule. • Mules are INFERTILE + =

  34. Lions and tigers can mate. • They produce a liger. • Ligers are INFERTILE + =

  35. Why use scientific names? • Common names do not indicate how organisms are related or classified. • Common names can be misleading. (e.g., seahorse, weeping willow) • Organisms with more than one common name leads to mass confusion.

  36. Why Latin? • Latin is no longer spoken, and therefore, does not change as spoken languages do. • So, scientific names remain the same forever.

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