SBI3U Course Textbook: Biology 11, McGraw-Hill Ryerson
Diversity of Living Things
What is diversity? In small groups, create your own definition of diversity
Why is diversity important? Continue discussion in groups
Is the Earth losing its diversity?
Food, Inc Documentary Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqQVll-MP3I
Jonathan Drori: Why we're storing billions of seeds TED http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/jonathan_drori_why_we_re_storing_billions_of_seeds.html
Section 1.1 Identifying, Naming, and Classifying Species WITHOUT using your Macs, define the word “species”
Section 1.1 Identifying, Naming, and Classifying Species Species: a group of organism that can interbreed in nature and produce fertile offspring
Section 1.1 Identifying, Naming, and Classifying Species Species: a group of organisms that can interbreed in nature and produce fertile offspring Currently, scientists have identified 2 million species on Earth Scientists estimate there are 5 million to 20 million species – so there are countless species we have yet to discover
Identifying Species - whoa Do scientists around the world agree on the definition of species? Scientists agree on various definitions called “species concepts” 3 types of Species Concepts: Morphological species concept Biological species concept Phylogenetic species concept
Identifying Species - whoa 3 types of Species Concepts: Morphological species concept Biological species concept Phylogenetic species concept --------- Read page 11 independently followed by group discussion
Naming Species Who are these guys?
Naming Species This species has several different names: groundhog, woodchuck, whistle pig, forest marmot, marmota monax …
System of Classifying Names: Binomial Nomenclature Taxanomy: the branch of biology that identifies, names, and classifies species based on natural features Genus: (plural genera) taxonomic group of a closely related species Carolus Linnaeus (1700s), referred to as the Father of Taxonomy
System of Classifying Names: Binomial Nomenclature Binomial Nomenclature: a two-part naming system - first name is the scientific name (genus name) followed by a second name that identifies the particular species Genus name is capitalized, species name is in lower case letters, both italicized Example: Homo sapiens Classification the grouping of organisms based on a set of criteria that helps to organize and indicate evolutionary relationships
In-class/Homework Part 1: Read pages 10-15 Complete questions #1, 2, and 4 on page 13
Classifying Species Activity Activity 1.1, page 13, complete in groups of 2
Hierarchical Classification … a method of classifying organisms – species are arranged from most general to most specific Un-nested Classification: Sports Hockey Soccer Tennis Nested Classification: Sports Team Sports Non-team sports Hockey Soccer Tennis Golf
Classifying Organisms through Taxonomic Categories Rank: a level in a classification scheme, such as phylum or order Taxon: a named group of organisms such as a phylum Chordata or order Rodentia
In-class/Homework Part 2: Complete question #6 on page 16