Classification of Living Things
Why Classify? Scientific Names are dependable and universally accepted! Felis concolor – mountain lion, puma, panther, cougar panther, cougar
Carolus Linnaeus – Our system is based on his work. Heirarchical system – 7 levels. 7 levels.
Seven Levels of Classification
Naming Organisms Genus species Called Binomial Nomenclature! Examples: Homo sapiens – Human Human Bubo Virginianus – Great Horned Owl Great Horned Owl
Changes Over Time [edit]edit Linnaeus (1735) – 2 kingdoms – Animal and Vegetable Haeckel (1866) – 3 kingdoms – Protists, Plants, and Animals Chatton (1937) – 2 empires – Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes Copeland (1956) – 4 kingdoms – Monerans, Protists, Plants and Animals Whittaker (1969) – 5 kingdoms – Monerans, Protists, Fungi, Plants and Animals Woese, et. al. (1977) – 6 kingdoms – Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Protists, Fungi, Plants and Animals Woese, et. al. (1990) – 3 domains – Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
Complete classsification
What characteristics are used? Similar structures Evolutionary relationships “Derived characters” – new characteristics that are evolutionary innovations Derived characteristics are used in cladograms.
Cladogram
Comparative Anatomy Turtle Human Horse Bird Bat Seal
Human Coccyx and Monkey Tail
Molecular Biology
Comparative Embryology CHICKHUMAN