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TAXONOMY

TAXONOMY. The Science of. Why do we need to classify?. Imagine a store…..how do you know where to find the milk or the cereal? Are they in the same aisle? How is the store “organized”? Are all stores similar?

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TAXONOMY

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  1. TAXONOMY The Science of

  2. Why do we need to classify? • Imagine a store…..how do you know where to find the milk or the cereal? Are they in the same aisle? How is the store “organized”? Are all stores similar? • Imagine your computer or mp3 player…..are all of your songs and files in a single folder or do you have them grouped in some way?

  3. When you have a lot of information, it is best to organize and group items so that you can find them easier or easily see their relationship to other items ….this is why we CLASSIFY Even websites must  organize their products

  4. Scientists also need a way to *NAME* organisms • The “common names” used by people  can sometimes be misleading or confusing • In order to communicate effectively, biologists need a CONSISTENT naming protocol. *Check out these slides of confusing names…..

  5. Photo Credits Sea Lion: Bill Lim Ant Lion: AmphioxusLion: law_keven Sea Lion? Antlion? Lion?

  6. Which one of these is NOT actually a bear? Photo Credits Panda: Chi King Koala: Belgianchocolate Black Bear: SparkyLeigh

  7. What kind of organism is it?(invertebrate, mammal, insect, fish, reptile..) • Sea Monkey • Firefly • Ringworm • Jellyfish • Spider monkey • Crayfish • Sea Horse Photo Credit: Audringje; flickr

  8. Consider this……….. • Are all “Grey Wolves” gray? • Are all “Black Bears” black? • Which is more venomous – a water moccasin or a cottonmouth? Grey wolves can be white, black and any shade of gray. Black bears can also be brown or gray A cottonmouth and a water moccasin are the same animal – the names vary by region.

  9. Naming and Organizing are part of the same process • He also created a system where we place all organisms into a few *large* groups - KINGDOMS - and then those groups are further divided into smaller groups • Based on

  10. Grouping Each group gets smaller and more specific – just think of the way you file things on your computer into folders and subfolders • K • P • C • O • F • G • S

  11. To help you remember the list KING PHILIP CAME OVER FOR GREAT SOUP Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

  12. Humans The scientific name is always the genus + species Humans = Homo sapiens Photo by atomicshark

  13. What are the scientific names of each of these organisms?

  14. More on Naming.. • The system of naming is called ___________________________- which means it is a 2-name system. • Scientific names must either be underlined or italicized • The genus is always capitalized, the species is lowercase • The more similar

  15. What is a species? Defined as organisms that can interbreed with one another, and produce fertile offspring

  16. When two organisms of different species interbreed, the offspring is called a HYBRID Example:  ligers and mules

  17. Check for Understanding 1.  Fill in the blanks:   Kingdom,  _____________,  Class, Order,  ________________,  Genus,  _______________ 2.  Which two groups are used for an organism's scientific name?  3.  Which of the following pairs is MOST closely related?             Acer rubrum  &  Acer  saccharum             Acer rubrum  &  Chenopodium rubrum 4. The system we use for naming is called  ____________ nomenclature. 5.  The science of classification is called ________________

  18. The Kingdoms There are currently 6 kingdoms

  19. Classification into a kingdom is based on certain criteria -Number of _____ (unicellular or multicellular) -How it(heterotroph or autotroph) -Type

  20. Quick Vocabulary Lesson 1. Heterotroph _______________________________ 2. Autotroph ________________________________ 3. Unicellular ________________________________4. Multicellular ________________________________ 5. Prokaryote ________________________________6. Eukaryote _________________________________ Some non-science words…. 7. famished ___________________________8. mobility (motility) ___________________________

  21. Kingdom Animalia Photo by Tambako the Jaguar • Examples: birds, insects, worms, mammals, reptiles, humans, anemones Photo by Eduardo Amorim

  22. Kingdom Plantae • Cannot move (due to cell walls)

  23. Kingdom Fungae • (mainly decomposers) Photos by nutmeg66

  24. Kingdom Protista • Most are • Can be heterotrophic or autotrophic • Eukaryotes • Examples: • Most live in water Photo of Ameba by PROYECTO AGUA **/** WATER PROJECT

  25. Kingdom Eubacteria & Kingdom Archaebacteria • Unicellular • Can be autotrophic or heterotrophic • Prokaryotes (do not have a nucleus) Eubacteria = common bacteria (E. coli, Salmonella) Archaebacteria = “ancient bacteria”, exist in extreme environments

  26. Three Domain System     Recently, scientists have added a group above Kingdom.  Three groups, called DOMAINS, contain each of the six kingdoms. Domain Eukarya - includes organisms composed of eukaryotic cells (plants, animals, fungi, protists) Domain Bacteria - includes all prokaryotic cells, Kingdom Eubacteria Domain Archaea - includes only "ancient" bacteria, Archaebacteria

  27. Dichotomous Keys Key used You are given a picture or specimen that needs to be classified Use a dichotomous key which is a series of steps that contain different characteristics Follow the steps until a species name is reached!

  28. 1. Teeth visible ....................go to 2.....Teeth not visible .................go to 4 2. Has a wide, toothy smile .......Smilustoothyus....Is not smiling ......................go to 3 3. Visibly crying .................Smilusdramaticus.... Frowning .......................Smilusupsettus 4. Eyes are symmetrical .... go to 5....Eyes not symmetrical .....go to 8 5. Eyes shaped like hearts ..... Smilusvalentinus....Eyes are shaped as ovals .....go to 6 6. Smiling, happy face ...... Smilustraditionalis.....Not happy, frowning or other .....go to 7 7. Mouth curved down, frowning .... Smilussaddus.... Mouth is a small circle .................Smilussuprisus 8. Has a pirate eye patch ...............Smiluspiratus....Does not have eye patch ............ go to 9 9. One eye is much larger than the other eye ...... SmilusmutatusOne eye is winking .................Smiluswinkus

  29. Write the name below the smiley face

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