Transcript Carolus Linnaeus

Carolus Linnaeus
•Swedish scientist in the 18th century that developed a seven
layer classification system for plants & animals.
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Carolus Linnaeus
Seven Layer Classification System
Carolus Linnaeus
Seven Layer Classification System
An easy way to remember all of the
Taxonomic Levels is to use a
mnemonic device.
King
Kingdom
Philip
Phylum
Came
Class
Over
Order
For
Family
Green
Genus
Soup
Species
Kingdoms:
6 Kingdoms of Life
• Amimalia: Animals
•Plantea: Plants
•Fungi: Fungi include mushrooms, mold, and mildew
•Protista: Protists are microscopic organisms that have a nucleus. A nucleus
acts as the control center of a cell.
•Eubacteria or Bacteria: Bacteria are unicellular and do not have a nucleus
•Archaebacteria: Archea are bacteria that can live in extreme environments.
Binomial Nomenclature
•The genus and the species name.
•Usually written in Latin or Greek.
•Rules for writing the Binomial nomenclature :
•The first letter in the genus is Capitialized.
•All of the species name is written in lower case letters.
•When typing the genus and species are in italics.
•When hand written the genus and the species is underline.
Moose of North America, Alces alces
Humans