BioEd Online Diversity of Life: Introduction to Biological Classification By Deanne Erdmann, MS BioEd Online
BioEd Online 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. Tacitus bellus BioEd Online
BioEd Online Leucaena leucocephala Lead tree Classification Binomial Nomenclature Two part name (Genus, species) Hierarchical Classification Seven Taxonomic Catagroies Systematics Study of the evolution of biological diversity BioEd Online
BioEd Online Carolus von Linnaeus ( ) Swedish scientist who laid the foundation for modern taxonomy Binomial Nomenclature Carolus von Linnaeus Two-word naming system Genus Noun, Capitalized, Underlined or Italicized Species Descriptive, Lower Case, Underlined or Italicized BioEd Online
BioEd Online Hierarchical Classification Taxonomic categories KingdomKing PhylumPhilip ClassCame OrderOver FamilyFor GenusGreen SpeciesSoup BioEd Online
BioEd Online Kingdoms and Domains BacteriaArchaeaEukarya BacteriaArchaeaProtistaPlantaeFungiAnimalia MoneraProtistaPlantaeFungiAnimalia The three-domain system The six-kingdom system The traditional five-kingdom system BioEd Online