1. Taxonomy

2. Heterotrophs must get energy by eating
Autotrophs capture the light energy from sunlight and convert it to chemical energy they use for food.
Heterotrophs must get energy by eating
autotrophs or other heterotrophs.

4. Taxonomy is the division of Biology that deals with the classification and naming of living and extinct organisms

5. Classification the grouping of
information or objects based on
similarities.

6. We only know about a fraction of the
organisms that exist or have existed on Earth.
Taxonomists give a unique scientific name to
each species they know about whether it’s alive
today or extinct.
The scientific name comes from one of two
“dead” languages – Latin or ancient Greek.
Why use a dead language?

7. Devil Cat

8. Ghost Cat

9. Mountain Lion

10. Screaming Cat

11. Puma

12. Florida Panther

13. Cougar

14. There are at least 50 common names for
the animal shown on the previous 7 slides.
Common names vary according to region.
Soooo……why use a scientific name?

15. Binomial Nomenclature
   
a two name system for writing scientific names.
The genus name is written first (always Capitalized).    
The species name is written second (never capitalized).    
Both words are
italicized if typed or underlined if hand written.
Example: Felis concolor or F. concolor
Which is the genus? The species?

16. The Dichotomous Key
A key is a device for easily and quickly identifying
an unknown organism.
The dichotomous key is the most widely used type in biological sciences.
The user is presented with a sequence of choices between two statements, couplets, based on characteristics of the organism. By always making the correct choice, the name of the organism will be revealed.

18. 1.  
A. one pair of wings
B. Two pairs of wings

19. First began as two kingdoms: Plants and Animals
Plants were green and made their own food. Animals depended on other organisms for food and could move around
When organisms were discovered that didn’t fit as a plant or an animal, scientists came up with a three kingdom system.
Plant, Animal and Euglena
Euglena was the kingdom that organisms were put into if they weren't a plant or an animal.

20. The modern classification system divides all organisms on Earth into 3 domains. Those domains are then broken down into kingdoms. Each kingdom is then broken further.

21. • Domain Archaea The Three Domains Domain Bacteria Domain Eukarya
Includes newly discovered cell types
Contains 1 kingdom – the Archaebacteria
Domain Bacteria
Includes other members of old kingdom Monera
Has 1 kingdom – the Eubacteria
Domain Eukarya
Includes all kingdoms composed of organisms made
up of eukaryotic cells
– Protista
– Fungi
– Animalia
– Plantae

22. We need to know that there are 5 kingdoms and that each of those kingdoms have specific characteristics.

23. A group at any level is a taxon.
The major classification levels, from most general to most specific
(several of these have subdivisions)
A group at any level is a taxon.

24. Categories within Kingdoms
Kingdoms are divided into groups called phyla
Phyla are subdivided into classes
Classes are subdivided into orders
Orders are subdivided into families
Families are divided into genera
Genera contain closely related species
Species is unique
Categories within Kingdoms