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Classification of Organisms Chapter 17 Modern Biology c2009

Classification of Organisms Chapter 17 Modern Biology c2009. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangolin. Classification.

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Classification of Organisms Chapter 17 Modern Biology c2009

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  1. Classification of OrganismsChapter 17Modern Biology c2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangolin

  2. Classification • Estimates range from 10 million (to as many as 50 million) species living presently on our planet (only a small fraction of the number that have ever existed in the earth's history) but only around 10% have been classified • 1,000’s of new species found every year

  3. Taxonomy • Taxonomy is the biological branch of classifying or grouping organisms; based on their presumed natural relationship • a "Taxon" ( taxa - plural) is a category into which related organisms are placed • Use characteristics of new species compared to similar organisms characteristics • The way organisms are grouped changes as new information comes in

  4. So why classify? • organization for study purposes • common names may be misleading (ex: starfish, jellyfish, prairie dog, groundhog, ringworm, etc) • scientists need a universal naming system (like metrics) • shows relationships between organisms (evolutionary path) • Latin = the universal language of science

  5. Early Systems of Classification • One of the earliest taxonomic systems was setup by Aristotle around 350 BC, based on his limited observations of organisms. • In his Scala Naturae ("ladder of life"), he divided creatures up into 2 groups (plants/animals).  • He further classified animals based on an "either/or" system (blooded -vs- bloodless) and  their means of transportation (air, land, or water).  • Plants were subdivided based on woody-stemmed or soft-stemmed.

  6. The Linnaean System • Carolus Linnaeus: (Karl von Linne)18th century Swedish naturalist; devised system of grouping organisms into hierarchical categories • Based mostly on form & structure • Originally used 7 levels of organization: • Kingdom: plant & animals • Phylum (animals); Division (plants) • Class • Order • Family • Genus • species

  7. Taxonomy Common Name:Cat, Domestic Shorthair and Longhair Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder:CarnivoraFamily: FelidaeGenus: FelisSpecies: catus • Today, every living thing has a universal SCIENTIFIC NAME, known as BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE (2-part name) of Genus & species, which is unique to every living organism.  see examples: Drosophila melanogaster                     Thamnophis melanogaster Quercus rubrum               Quercus alba               Acer rubrum

  8. "Making Order out of Chaos" SUMMARY: • Species names are Latinized; useful to scientists around the world • This naming system not only helps to group things into manageable study categories, it can help to differentiate degree of relationship between organisms. • Phylogeny: evolutionary history of species or taxonomic group

  9. The Linnaean System • WITHIN a species, there may also be BREEDS, RACES, or VARIETIES that show distinctive phenotypes. • We can also divide the Linnaean categories even further, if needed: subspecies, superclass, subphylum, etc.

  10. And new things are being discovered all the time! • Hairy lobster!      ...named Kiwa hirsuto  "The team that found the crustacean said that while legions of new ocean species are discovered each year, it is quite rare to find one that merits a new family.” • “The family was named Kiwaida, from Kiwa, the goddess of crustaceans in Polynesian mythology. “ (from BBC news story, 2006) What goes into naming a species? (6 minute audio)

  11. Six-Kingdom System • Although Aristotle classified organisms as either plants/animals, we now recognize many forms of life are neither. • Originally 5 kingdoms, but studies showed two important subtypes of bacteria • Archaebacteria, Eubacteria (Prokaryotic) • Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia (Eukaryotic)

  12. Archaebacteria • Unicellular prokaryotes • Distinct cell membranes, cell walls, and rRNA • Most species are autotrophic; use chemosynthesis (methane waste product), but a few are heterotrophic • “Extremophiles”, live in harsh conditions (ex: hot springs) • Archae- “ancient”; similar to first chemotrophic prokaryotes on earth

  13. Eubacteria • Eu- “true” bacteria • Unicellular prokaryotes • Some species are heterotrophic, others are autotrophic (photosynthetic or chemosynthetic) • Responsible for tooth decay, turn milk into yogurt, & food poisoning, important as decomposers • Most species use oxygen; few cannot live in presence of oxygen • Eubacteria & Archaebacteria greatest # of living things on Earth

  14. Eubacteria • Asexual binary fission but can recombine genes in some ways (conjugation) • Rapid response to evolutionary change (mutate) because of short generation times

  15. Protista • A wide variety of eukaryotic, mostly single-celled organisms • Membrane-bound nucleus & complex organelles, linear chromosomes • Euglena & amoebas common unicellular protists • Seaweed, kelp are examples of species of multicellular protists (but lack specialized tissues, unlike plants)

  16. Protista • Euglena • Feed on other organisms • Chloroplasts & photosynthesis • Not a plant • Amoebas • Feed on other organisms • Respond to touch & light • Not an animal

  17. Fungi • Heterotrophic, made up of eukaryotic cells • Absorbs nutrients from decaying matter • Cell walls made of chitin • Most are Multicellular: mushrooms, puffballs, rusts, smuts, mildews, mold • A few species are unicellular: Yeasts

  18. Plantae • Multicellular, eukaryotic • Autotrophic; a few are also parasitic or carnivorous • Use photosynthesis as source of energy • Sexual cycle based on meiosis • Mosses, ferns, conifers, and flowering plants

  19. Animalia • Eukaryotic cells, multicellular, heterotrophic • Symmetrical body organization • Move about environment • Standard sexual cycle, meiosis for recombination of genes

  20. Three-Domain System • Carl Woese: compared sequences of ribosomal RNA in different organisms, estimated how long ago pairs of different organisms shared a common ancestor • All organisms have ribosomal RNA • Domain: one of three broad groups that all living things fall into on basis of rRNA analysis

  21. Three-Domain System • Archae • Kingdom Archaebacteria • Bacteria • Kingdom Eubacteria • Eukarya • Kingdoms Protists, Fungi, Plants, Animals

  22. Modern Phylogenetic Taxonomy • Taxonomists today consider morphology (like Linnaeus did), but also use chromosomal characteristics, nucleotide and amino acid sequences, embryological development • With consideration of all of this evidence and fossil record, yield reliable info about phylogeny of an organism.

  23. Systematics • Systematics: organizes tremendous diversity of living things in the context of evolution • Classification of organism should reflect their phylogeny • Hypothesis based on several lines of evidence

  24. Systematics • Phylogenetic tree: family tree that shows evolutionary relationships thought to exist among groups of organisms

  25. Systematics • The greater # of homologous morphological features two organisms share, more closely related they are thought to be. • Early patterns in embryological development provide evidence of phylogenetic relationships. • Differences in animal phyla may appear early. • Blastula: ball of embryonic cells

  26. Tree of Life

  27. Systematics • Blastopore an indentation, develops on outside of blastula • Anterior/Posterior end of digestive system; Chordates and Echinoderms • Echinoderms: radially symmetrical marine invertebrate with an endoskeleton; water-vascular system, tube feet (starfish, sea urchin)

  28. Systematics • Both share important characteristics like each cell of early embryo is capable of forming entire organism; Twins, Fruit fly parts • Molecular clock • Chromosome bands • Chimpanzee/Humans common ancestor • 25 mya to 5 mya using karyotype and amino acid sequences in proteins

  29. Cladistics • Cladistics: system of phylogenetic classification using shared derived characters to establish evolutionary relationships • Derived Character: feature that apparently evolved only within the group under consideration • Birds; feathers (only animals to have feathers)

  30. Cladistics • Feathers evolved in bird group & not inherited from distant ancestor of birds • Shared derived characters, particularly a group of several; evidence of common ancestry between organisms that share them • Cladogram

  31. Cladistics • One of most notable nontraditional conclusion shows crocodiles, birds, and dinosaurs are more closely related to each other than any one of them is to a snake or lizard • Reptiles did not all spring from one common ancestor • Composite of several branches that have occurred during evolution of vertebrates

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