Transcript Classification of Life - christophersonbiology

Wake-up
1. Explain a vestigial structure.
2. Explain the difference between divergent
and convergent evolution.
Classification of Life
Christopherson
Briefly explain how you categorized the
following pictures in your notes
What is Classification?
Method by which biologists group and
categorize organisms.
What is Taxonomy?
Science of Classification
History of Classification: Aristotle
Grouped all living things
into two main groups:
Plants and Animals
Animals were further
grouped by where they
“lived”:
Land, Air or Water
According to Aristotle…….
A bird, bat and butterfly are all in the same group
Great Chain of Being
“Scala Naturae”
(Scale of Nature)
Humans
Animals in Air
Animals in Water
Animals on Land
Plants
Exploration Era
Exploration era allowed many new specimens
to be discovered
Names
wereplants
changing
andbrought
ended up
being
Many new
and constantly
animals were
back
to
Had to classify
new
organisms
andAmericas
name them; In
very
long and
Europethe
from
Asia,
Africa,
naming, taxonomist used Latin descriptive words.
What was the scientific name for a
Honey Bee in the Exploration Era?
Apis pubescens, thorace, subgriseo, abdomine, fusco,
Pedibins, posticisglabis, untrinque, margine, ciliates
Carlos Linnaeus
Father of Taxonomy
Developed a
system for
universal system
for naming
organisms:
Binomial
Nomenclature
Binomial Nomenclature
Each organism is named using two Latin
descriptive words:
1. Genus: Group of closely related species
2. Species: Group of interbreeding organisms.
Most similar
Rules for Binomial Nomenclature
1. Capitalize the
Genus and the
species is lower
case
2. Underline or
italicize both
genus and
species
Organism #1: Drosera rotundifolia
The scientific name
Drosera
What
is
its
common
Rotundifolia is
name?
derived
from the
word “Drosos”
Sun
Dew
which
means
“Dew
or Dewdrops”
Rotundfolia means
“Round Leaves”
Life: Plants Clip 9:34
Organism #2: Mantis religiosa
The scientific
name Mantodea
Whatcomes
is itsfrom
common
a
name?
word
meaning
“Prophet”. It was
named this
is
Praying
Mantis
1838 by Herman
Burmeister.
Religiosa means
“religious”
Organism #3: Hippocampus abdominalis
What is its common
“Hippocampus”
name?
means horse and
“abdominalis” means
Pot-Bellied
Seahorse
abdominal.
Video Link #2
Seven Levels of Taxonomic Organization
Remember this
sentence to help:
King Phillip
Came Over From
Germany Singing
You will finish the rest of the notes tomorrow.
Pick up a Kingdom Project activity from the sub.
You will have to watch a short video on the
Kingdoms of Life to fill in the top part of the
activity.
Once complete, examine your assigned
Kingdom (written on the line). This is super
easy project. Make sure to read the directions.
Also make sure to email it to me ON TIME!!