Chapter 18 Classification
Why Classify? In order to name and group organisms in a logical manner Taxonomy- classifying organisms and assigning each a name
Assigning Scientific Names Early Efforts- described physical characteristics Binomial Nomenclature- (Carolus Linnaeus) two word naming system, the genus and species Always typed in italics Underlined when written
Ursus maritimus Ursus arctos When written or typed the genus is always capitalized and the species is not
Grizzly bear Black bear Giant panda Red fox Abert squirrel Coral snake Sea star KINGDOM Animalia PHYLUM Chordata CLASS Mammalia ORDER Carnivora FAMILY Ursidae GENUS Ursus SPECIES Ursus arctos
Linnaeus’s System (7 levels) Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
Evolutionary Classification Phylogeny- study of evolutionary relationships among organisms Biologists classify organisms by grouping them according to evolutionary descent, not physical characterists.
Cladograms Used derived characteristics to show evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms
Similarities in DNA/RNA
Molecular Clock
CLASSIFICATION BASED ON VISIBLE SIMILARITIES Conical Shells Appendages Crustaceans Gastropod Crab Barnacle Limpet Crab Barnacle Limpet Molted exoskeleton Segmentation Tiny free-swimming larva CLASSIFICATION BASED ON VISIBLE SIMILARITIES CLADOGRAM
Kingdoms and Domains Kingdoms Animalia Plantae Fungi Protista Archaebacteria Eubacteria Domains Eukarya Archaea Bacteria
Classification of Living Things Kingdoms and Domains Classification of Living Things DOMAIN KINGDOM CELL TYPE CELL STRUCTURES NUMBER OF CELLS MODE OF NUTRITION EXAMPLES Bacteria Eubacteria Prokaryote Cell walls with peptidoglycan Unicellular Autotroph or heterotroph Streptococcus, Escherichia coli Archaea Archaebacteria Prokaryote Cell walls without peptidoglycan Unicellular Autotroph or heterotroph Methanogens, halophiles Protista Eukaryote Cell walls of cellulose in some; some have chloroplasts Most unicellular; some colonial; some multicellular Autotroph or heterotroph Amoeba, Paramecium, slime molds, giant kelp Fungi Eukaryote Cell walls of chitin Most multicellular; some unicellular Heterotroph Mushrooms, yeasts Eukarya Plantae Eukaryote Cell walls of cellulose; chloroplasts Multicellular Autotroph Mosses, ferns, flowering plants Animalia Eukaryote No cell walls or chloroplasts Multicellular Heterotroph Sponges, worms, insects, fishes, mammals
DOMAIN ARCHAEA DOMAIN EUKARYA DOMAIN BACTERIA Kingdoms Eubacteria Archaebacteria Protista Plantae Fungi Animalia DOMAIN BACTERIA
3 Domain System
Archaea vs Bacteria
Endosymbiotic Theory
Dichotomus Key A series of paired statements that describe characteristics of different organisms.