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Classification

Published on Dec 15, 2015

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Classification

How and why do we classify organisms?
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Classification is the arrangement of organisms into groups based on similarities

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We classify so we know...

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How many species there are

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The characteristics of species

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The relationships between the species

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Taxonomy is the science of identifying, classifying and naming things

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Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist and physician, founded taxonomy in the 1700's

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Linnaeus created systems we still use today

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Levels of classification
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
species

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KPCOFGs

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Branching diagrams that show the relationship between organisms

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Binomial nomenclature


our two part scientific naming system

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An organism's scientific name is its Genus and species
EX: Felis catus

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A dichotomous key is a guide to identifying organisms

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Dichotomous keys use a series of either/or statements to identify the organism

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These systems help scientists organize and communicate what we know about the life around us.

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Severena Johnston