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CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS
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TAXONOMY aka “systematics” the study of the classification of all living things
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WHY CLASSIFY? Sets up an organized system so scientists can communicate. Shows evolutionary linkages between organisms.
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The Hierarchical System
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
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BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE the system used to identify all organisms using a two part Latin name
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Keys to Binomial Nomenclature
Felis domesticus Must be in Latin Must be in italics or underlined Genus (1st word) must be capitalized Species must be lowercase
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Examples of Common Scientific Names
Canis familiaris - dog Felis domesticus - cat Canis lupus - wolf Vulpes vulpes - fox Populus deltoides - cottonwood
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There are estimated to be 5-10 million species in this world.
We have scientifically identified 1.5 million of them.
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THE FIVE KINGDOMS Monera Protista Fungi Plantae Animalia
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Monera Prokaryotic Unicellular Bacteria
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Protista Eukaryotic Single celled / simple multicellular
Heterotrophs and Autotrophs Includes organisms that “don’t fit”
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Fungi Eukaryotic Chitin in wall (soft cell wall) Heterotrophic
Reproduce by spores
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Plantae Eukaryotic Multicellular Cells with cellulose in cell wall
Autotrophic Photosynthetic
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Animalia Eukaryotic Multicellular Cells without walls Heterotrophic
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