Classification
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Classification Chapter 18
Classification • To study the __________ of life, biologists use a classification system to __________ organisms and ___________ them in a logical manner • Why? • Common names can be confusing (buzzard) or misleading (starfish) • Taxonomy: discipline of ____________organisms and assigning each organism a universally accepted _______ • In science we use ___________ ___________, a 2-part naming system developed by Carolus ___________ (1700s).
Binomial Nomenclature • Rules: • Both words must be in ____________or underlined. • The first letter of the first word (the ________) is _____________. • The second word (the _________) is in _________________. • Always written in ______________ ( language most of English is derived from) • Example • Feliscatus
Kingdoms and Domains There are 2 different Systems of Classification: • ________________________ • Monera • Eubacteria • Archaebacteria • Protista • Fungi • Plantae • Animalia • _____________________________ (“superkingdoms”) • Archaea • Bacteria • Eukarya
Classification System Linnaeus created a classification system based on organism’s _____ and ___________. He created 7 _____(classification “groups”, domain added later) from __________ to most specific: Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Dumb Kings Play Cards On Fat Green Stools
Brown Squirrel • Kingdom:_____________ (“is an animal”) • Phylum:Chordata (“has a spine”) • Class:____________ (“nurses its young”) • Order:Rodentia (“has long sharp front teeth”) • Family:____________ (“has a bushy tail”) • Genus:Tamiasciurus(“climbs trees”) • Species:_________________(“has brown fur on its back and white fur on its underparts”)
How do we determine how similar or how dissimilar certain organisms are?
Cladistics • Cladistics is one method of _________________phylogenies (how they are related) based on ______________ traits. • Patterns of ____________ characteristics • ______________ traits are new characteristics that arise as lineages evolve over time. • These derived traits are displayed on a cladogram. • Shows the ________________ relationships among a group of organisms
DICHOTOMOUS KEY • A tool used to identify ____________ or _______________. • A list of characteristics become more ______________ as they describe the particular item of interest. • Forced-choice selection between two characteristic options • Follow directions next to characteristic until you get to a species (like “choose your own path books”)