Transcript Taxonomy
Phylogeny
Chapter 25
What you need to know!
The taxonomic categories and how they
indicate relatedness.
How systematics is used to develop
phylogenetic trees.
The three domains of life including their
similarities and their differences.
Taxonomy
Carolus Linnaeus (1701-1778)
Mostly morphological (grouping,
separating organism due to body plans)
Latin based binomial nomenclature:
Each species is ID’d by genus (capital
letter) and species (lower case)
– Canis familiaris, Canis lupus, Felix
domestica, Homo Sapien
Bionomial Nomenclature
Canis familiaris
Canis lupus
Felix domestica
Malus domestica
Homo Sapien
Names organisms and their
relationships from very broad to very
specific
All organisms classified in a
hierarchy
Taxon
Domain (broad)
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species (specific)
Memory
Did
King
Philip
Come
Over
From
Germany
Singing
Wolf
Eukarya
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Canidae
Canis
Lupus
Cladistics
Grouping organisms according to their
phylogenetic (evolutionary) relationship
Using comparative morphology
(taxonomy), and DNA analysis
Ancestral species placed on the bottom,
with new features leading to novel
descendents
Displays divergent evolution by showing
new characteristics and old shared
characteristics
Cladogram
Bird Cladogram
3 Domains
Bacteria
– Kingdom: Eubacteria – traditional bacteria
Archaea
– Kingdom: Archaebacteria – ancient
bacteria
Eucaryota
– Kingdoms: Protista, Fungi, Plantae,
Animalia