CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANISMS Chapter 14 Why Classify Why

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CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANISMS Chapter 14

CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANISMS Chapter 14

Why Classify? • Why group things? • Easier to find information • Easier to

Why Classify? • Why group things? • Easier to find information • Easier to identify organisms • Shows evolutionary relationship

It is impossible for biologist to memorize every name of the estimated 10 -30

It is impossible for biologist to memorize every name of the estimated 10 -30 million organisms on Earth! • Taxonomy = Science of naming and classifying organisms • Aristotle – (350 B. C. E) first scientist to group organisms as either plants or animals • Carolus Linneaus – father of modern taxonomy • Swedish botanist (1701 -1778) - Saw importance in having a universal system of naming organisms • Grouped things according to structural similarities • He developed a system of classification and naming. • Binomial Nomenclature = two word name for each species

Modern Taxonomy • We still look at structural similarities but primarily we look at

Modern Taxonomy • We still look at structural similarities but primarily we look at evolutionary relationships to classify organisms • Ex: homologous structures • Embryology • DNA similarities

Binomial Nomenclature = two-word name for each organism • Organisms are named according to

Binomial Nomenclature = two-word name for each organism • Organisms are named according to Genus and Species • Genus = a group of closely related species, first part of the scientific name, capitalized • Species = second part of a scientific name, lower case • Scientific names are always italicized or underlined • ex: Homo sapiens or Homo sapiens • Homo = genus name • sapiens = species name

Binomial Nomenclature • Felis, Musca, domestica, americanus • What’s up with these funny sounding

Binomial Nomenclature • Felis, Musca, domestica, americanus • What’s up with these funny sounding names? • They are either Latin or Latinized words that describe the organism they identify. • Latin words still used today: • • Agenda - Things to be done Alibi – elsewhere Bona fide - Genuine, sincere Carpe Diem - Seize the day Ego - Consciousness of one's own identity In vitro - In a test tube (literally means "in glass") Rigor mortis - The rigidity of death Article Source: http: //Ezine. Articles. com/4461934

What’s Up with Latin!? ! • We use Latin because no one speaks Latin

What’s Up with Latin!? ! • We use Latin because no one speaks Latin anymore. • The words never change their meaning and there is no confusion. • These terms are also descriptive. • What do you think the names domestica and americanus tell us about those organisms?

Rules for Binomial Nomenclature • Names consist of two words—Genus and species. • Both

Rules for Binomial Nomenclature • Names consist of two words—Genus and species. • Both words are italicized or underlined. • Genus is always capitalized. • species is always lower-case • Both names are in Latin or Latinized. • Two different organisms cannot have the same name. • The species name has to be different within the same Genus.

Scientific Names Musca domestica House Fly Homo sapiens Panthera leo People Lion Acer rubrum

Scientific Names Musca domestica House Fly Homo sapiens Panthera leo People Lion Acer rubrum Red Maple

Classification Categories • Different levels from the most general to more specific characteristics and

Classification Categories • Different levels from the most general to more specific characteristics and from largest to smallest. • Eight levels of taxonomy are: (example in red) • Domain – Eukarya • Kingdom – Animalia • Phylum – Chordata • Class - Mammalia • Order – Primata • Family - Homidae • Genus - Homo • Species – sapiens

Classification • You need to know each level—taxon—of classification. • So, come up with

Classification • You need to know each level—taxon—of classification. • So, come up with a phrase that helps you remember the levels in order. • I like to use King Philip Came Over For George’s sword (Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order-Family. Genus-species) • Remember, each level is called a taxon. • Each taxon contains the organisms in the taxon below. • So, if two organisms are in the same family, they are also in the same order, class, phylum and kingdom.

Examples and Meanings • One great thing about classifying organisms is that the taxon

Examples and Meanings • One great thing about classifying organisms is that the taxon names have meanings that describe the organisms in those taxa. • The following six slides show the classification of great white sharks, striped bass, the common house fly, the blue crab, chimpanzees and humans. • All are in the Kingdom Animalia (animals). • Hopefully you will notice the similarities and differences contained in the meanings of their scientific names. Enjoy!

3 Domains (developed in 1990) • Archaea – unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls

3 Domains (developed in 1990) • Archaea – unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls that do not contain peptidoglycan • Kingdom Archaebacteria • Bacteria – unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls containing peptidoglycan. • Kingdom Eubacteria • Eukarya – includes all of the organisms with eukaryotic cells--that is, those with membranous organelles (including mitochondria and chloroplasts). Domain of all organisms whose cells have nuclei, including protists, plants, fungi, and animals • Kingdoms Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia

Six Kingdoms • Kingdom Archaebacteria (archae – ancient) • Prokaryotes, cell walls without peptidoglycan

Six Kingdoms • Kingdom Archaebacteria (archae – ancient) • Prokaryotes, cell walls without peptidoglycan (peptide chain that makes up the cell wall) • Live in extreme environments: thermophiles, halophiles, acidophile • Kingdom Eubacteria • Prokaryotes, cell walls with peptidoglycan • Ex. Streptococcus and E. coli • Kingdom Protista • Simple, many are unicellular, no specialization of tissuses • Ex. protozoans, algae • Kingdom Fungi • Multicellular heterotrophs that have a cell wall (absorb food through cell wall) • Ex. Mushroom, molds, and yeast • Kingdom Plantae • Multicellular organisms, contain chlorophyll, have organs and tissues, autotrophs • Kingdom Animalia • Multicellular, organisms, heterotrophs, have organs and tissues

LIVING THINGS Are categorized by Important Characteristics Such as PROKARYOTIC CELLS EUKARYOTIC CELLS And

LIVING THINGS Are categorized by Important Characteristics Such as PROKARYOTIC CELLS EUKARYOTIC CELLS And differing Which place them in Cell wall structures Domain Eukarya Which place them in Domain Bacteria Which coincide with Kingdom Eubacteria Domain Archaea Which is subdivided into Kingdom Fungi Kingdom Protista Which coincide with Kingdom Archabacteria http: //www. pbs. org/wgbh/nova/nature/classifying-life. html Kingdom Plantae Kingdom Animalia

Humans Kingdom: Phylum: Class: Order: Family: Genus: Species: Animalia Chordata Mammalia Primates Hominidae (great

Humans Kingdom: Phylum: Class: Order: Family: Genus: Species: Animalia Chordata Mammalia Primates Hominidae (great apes and humans) Homo (“man”) sapiens (“knowing” or “thinking”)

Chimpanzee Kingdom: Phylum: Class: Order: Family: Genus: Species: Animalia Chordata Mammalia Primates Hominidae (great

Chimpanzee Kingdom: Phylum: Class: Order: Family: Genus: Species: Animalia Chordata Mammalia Primates Hominidae (great apes and humans) Pan troglodytes (“cave man”) Seems that the scientific name for chimpanzees comes from people originally thinking that chimps looked like “cave men”!!!

Blue Crab Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea (lobsters, crabs, shrimp) Class: Malacostraca Order:

Blue Crab Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea (lobsters, crabs, shrimp) Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda (“ten legs”) Family: Portunidae (swimming crabs) Genus: Callinectes (“beautiful swimmer”) Species: sapidus (“delicious”)

Common Housefly Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda (“jointed foot”) Subphylum: Hexapoda (“six-legged”) Class: Insecta Order:

Common Housefly Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda (“jointed foot”) Subphylum: Hexapoda (“six-legged”) Class: Insecta Order: Diptera (flies with one pair of wings) Family: Muscidae (stocky flies with large eyes) Genus: Musca Species: domestica (“domestic”)

Striped Bass (Rockfish) Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteichthyes (fish with bones) Order: Perciformes

Striped Bass (Rockfish) Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteichthyes (fish with bones) Order: Perciformes (perch-like fish) Family: Moronidae (temperate basses) Genus: Morone Species: saxatilis (“dwelling among rocks”)

Great White Shark Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes (fish with cartilage instead of

Great White Shark Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes (fish with cartilage instead of bones) Order: Lamniformes Family: Lamnidae Genus: Carcharodon (“ragged tooth”) Species: carcharias (“shark”)

How Do Scientist Categorize organisms?

How Do Scientist Categorize organisms?

Cladogram • Depicts evolutionary relationships among groups. • It is based on Phylogeny, which

Cladogram • Depicts evolutionary relationships among groups. • It is based on Phylogeny, which is the study of evolutionary relationships. • They show members of a group change over time, giving rise to new groups. • More closely related groups appear closer together, while more distantly related groups are farther away. • CLADISTICS is form of analysis that looks at features of organisms that are considered "innovations", or newer features that serve some kind of purpose. (Think about what the word "innovation" means in regular language. ) These characteristics appear in later organisms but not earlier ones and are called DERIVED CHARACTERS. • http: //ccl. northwestern. edu/simevolution/obonu/cladograms/Open-This. File. swf

Cladogram • All groups on a cladogram share a common ancestor • Branches divide

Cladogram • All groups on a cladogram share a common ancestor • Branches divide into two branches at a point called a node • At a node, a group that branches off has a characteristic its ancestors do not have, known as a derived character. • Derived character- a trait found in new species but not in the ancestral species • Cladograms reveal clades. • Clade- includes a single common ancestor and all of its living and extinct descendants. • Organisms in the same clade are more closely related than organisms in different clades

Clade vs. Class • A clade may be different from a class Common Ancestor

Clade vs. Class • A clade may be different from a class Common Ancestor 1 shark Ray-finned fishes Turtles Bony Shell Snakes Amphibians common ancestor Reptile/Arcosaur common ancestor Reptile with scales Lizards Mammals Common ancestor Arcosaur Crocodiles Birds

Dichotomous Key • A dichotomous key is a biological tool that allows the user

Dichotomous Key • A dichotomous key is a biological tool that allows the user to determine the identity of an unknown item from a list of items. "Dichotomous" means "divided into two parts". • Each step in the key refers to one physical characteristic. • A dichotomous key gives two choices in each step to direct the user to the correct name of the specimen. • The characteristics in the key should be arranged in steps from most general to most specific.