Taxonomy

Taxonomy

& CLASSIFICATION

GET YOUR BRAIN READY!

How would you categorize these shapes?

Think about it...can you use multiple categories?

How many different species live on earth?

1.3 million different species have been identified!!!

And most of the ocean hasn't even been explored yet??!!

What is the estimated # of species scientist think exists?

IT'S A LOT!

8.6 Million!!

So...the question is "How do scientists categorize them?

NOTES SECTION

You may want to copy these over to your notebook...

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

• The grouping of organisms based on shared characteristics

• There are 8 levels of classification

Those 8 Levels Are...

Make sure to draw the inverted pyramid with the labels

Why do scientists use the inverted pyramid?

For instance, organisms belonging to the same genus are more related than if they belong to the same family.

TAXONOMY

-branch of science that deals with naming and grouping organisms

-binomial nomenclature: the naming system used for organisms. Consists of the genus & species.

QUESTION SECTION

Think and use the inverted pyramid!

Multiple Choice

If two organisms belong to the same order, then they must also belong to the same...

• Species

• Class

• Family

• Genus

Multiple Choice

An organism's scientific name is based on how it is classified. Which of the following levels of classification determine the name?

• kingdom & phylum

• class & species

• domain & order

• genus & species

Multiple Choice

Largest and most general group into which organisms are classified is called...

• Species

• Class

• Domain

• Family

Multiple Choice

Within families, organisms are placed into groups called...

• Genus

• Kingdom

• Class

• Phylum

Multiple Choice

The more classification levels that two organisms share,

• the closer together on earth they live.

• the easier it is to tell them apart.

• the more related they become because of many shared characteristics.

• the more distance is between them due to lack of shared characteristics.