CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING THINGS

• There are billions of known species of organisms. •New organisms are still

being found and identified.

• CLASSIFICATION: is the organization of living things into groups based on their similarities so that it is easier to study them.

• TAXONOMY: The scientific study of how living things are classified is called Taxonomy.

• TAXONOMISTS: Scientists that identify and name organisms.

CLASSIFICATION GROUPS

• Kingdom King • Phylum Philip• Class Came • Order Over• Family For• Genus Gooseberry• Species Soup

Confusion in using different languages in naming

Latin names are understood by all Taxonomists

Carolus Linnaeus(1707- 1778)

• Called the Father of Taxonomy• Developed the modern naming system• BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE : Two word name

(Genus and species) • Latin or Greek • Italicized in print • Capitalize Genus but not species

• The International Code for Binomial Nomenclature contains the rules for naming organisms.

• All names must be approved by International Naming Congresses to prevent duplicates.

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Using the classification system

• TAXONOMIC KEY: is a series of paired statements that describe the physical characteristics of different organisms.