10/24 CLASSIFICATION SIMILARITIES DIFFERENCES I can identify how organisms are related to one another by using classification. 10/24 CLASSIFICATION SIMILARITIES DIFFERENCES EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS Multicellular or Unicellular? Plant or animal? Backbone or no backbone? Hair, feathers, scales?
Narrowest, most specific TAXONOMY Broadest, least specific K I N G D O M P H Y L U M C L A S S O R D E R F A M I L Y G E N U S S P E C I E S Largest, LEAST specific Narrowest, most specific Smallest, MOST specific
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SCIENTIFIC NAME GENUS SPECIES
What is the SCIENTIFIC NAME for HUMANS? Homo sapiens Example: Humans What is the SCIENTIFIC NAME for HUMANS? Homo sapiens
SCIENTIFIC NAME = Genus + Species RULES: More similar classification = more closely related Same GENUS means MOST CLOSELY related
SCIENTIFIC NAME = Genus + Species RULES: More similar classification = more closely related Same GENUS means MOST CLOSELY related
CLADOGRAMS Branching diagrams that show EVOLUTIONARY relationships and SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS between organisms
Closer organisms = more closely related RULES: Closer organisms = more closely related Ancestors at nodes (branching points) Hash marks – defining characteristic
How to read a Cladogram
How to read a Cladogram