Classification Current number of species identified on Earth: 1.7 million Write down all notes in BLACK text
How do we make sense of them all? We CLASSIFY them! Categorization of organisms into groups based on shared characteristics.
Carl Von Linnaeus ( ) Father of Taxonomy (Classification) – first to organize things into the groups we still use today
Classification of Biodiversity Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species (Did King Philip Cried Oh For Goodness Sakes?)
Major characteristics of the Animal kingdom: Eukaryotic Cells Multi-Cellular Heterotrophs
Classification of a HUMANS: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Hominidae (Tribe: Hominini) Genus: Homo Species: sapien
Classification of Orangutans: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Hominidae (Subfamily: Ponginae) Genus: Pongo Species: borneo
Binomial Nomenclature Two name system – SCIENTIFIC NAMES! Genus (first word) and species (second word) of an organism. Ex: Homo sapian (Human) Balaenoptera musculus (Blue Whale)
Dichotomous Keys Used to identify organisms based on characteristics Halibut Video (for Fish Sorting activity)Halibut Video