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CLASSIFICATION. Kimberly Kim 2006. TAXONOMY: the science of classifying living things. How are living things classified? physical characteristics genetics biochemical make-up behavioral similarities (ex. method of reproduction). Scientific Naming: binomial nomenclature. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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CLASSIFICATION

Kimberly Kim2006

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TAXONOMY: the science of classifying living things

How are living things classified?– physical characteristics– genetics– biochemical make-up– behavioral similarities (ex. method of

reproduction)

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House Cat Mountain Lion

Lobster Human

KINGDOMPHYLUMCLASS

ORDER

FAMILY

GENUS

SPECIES

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House Cat Mountain Lion

Lobster Human

KINGDOM Animalia Animalia Animalia Animalia

PHYLUMCLASS

ORDER

FAMILY

GENUS

SPECIES

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House Cat Mountain Lion

Lobster Human

KINGDOM Animalia Animalia Animalia Animalia

PHYLUM Chordata Chordata Arthropoda Chordata

CLASS

ORDER

FAMILY

GENUS

SPECIES

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House Cat Mountain Lion

Lobster Human

KINGDOM Animalia Animalia Animalia Animalia

PHYLUM Chordata Chordata Arthropoda Chordata

CLASS Mammalia Mammalia Crustacea Mammalia

ORDER

FAMILY

GENUS

SPECIES

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House Cat Mountain Lion

Lobster Human

KINGDOM Animalia Animalia Animalia Animalia

PHYLUM Chordata Chordata Arthropoda Chordata

CLASS Mammalia Mammalia Crustacea Mammalia

ORDER Carnivora Carnivora Decapoda Primates

FAMILY

GENUS

SPECIES

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House Cat Mountain Lion

Lobster Human

KINGDOM Animalia Animalia Animalia Animalia

PHYLUM Chordata Chordata Arthropoda Chordata

CLASS Mammalia Mammalia Crustacea Mammalia

ORDER Carnivora Carnivora Decapoda Primates

FAMILY Felidae Felidae Homaridae Hominidae

GENUS

SPECIES

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House Cat Mountain Lion

Lobster Human

KINGDOM Animalia Animalia Animalia Animalia

PHYLUM Chordata Chordata Arthropoda Chordata

CLASS Mammalia Mammalia Crustacea Mammalia

ORDER Carnivora Carnivora Decapoda Primates

FAMILY Felidae Felidae Homaridae Hominidae

GENUS Felis Felis Homarus Homo

SPECIES

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House Cat Mountain Lion

Lobster Human

KINGDOM Animalia Animalia Animalia Animalia

PHYLUM Chordata Chordata Arthropoda Chordata

CLASS Mammalia Mammalia Crustacea Mammalia

ORDER Carnivora Carnivora Decapoda Primates

FAMILY Felidae Felidae Homaridae Hominidae

GENUS Felis Felis Homarus Homo

SPECIES domesticus concolor americanus sapiens

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Scientific Naming:binomial nomenclature

• An organism’s scientific name is it’s genus and species:Homo sapiensFelis domesticusCanis familiaresTamiasciurus douglasi

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Carolus Linnaeus, the Father of Taxonomy

1707-1778 Systema Naturae, published 1760

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Why Latin?

Sowbug Pill bug

Roly Poly

Wood Louse

Potato bug

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Why Latin?CrayFish StarFish

SilverFish

ClownFish

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Why Latin?Pinus

linnaeus Eschscholtzia californica

Quercus rubra Felis

domesticus