Name ______Date ______
Classification PPT.2013 Notes
1.Classification is the process of grouping things based on their similarities.
2. Classification systems are always based on observable characteristics (characteristics you can observe through your senses).
3. Taxonomy is the scientific study of how living things are classified.
4. A taxonomist is a scientist who classifies living things.
5. To bring order to this great diversity of living things, we call BIODIVERSITY; biologists have developed systems of classification.
6. First scientist to use a classification system was the Greek scholar, Aristotle.
Aristotle:
• 4 th century
• Greek philosopher
• Divided organisms into 2 groups –plants and animals
• Divided animals into how they moved (behavior)
a. walk, crawl, or run
b. fly
c. swim
7. Carolus Linnaeus- 1750s
Classified organisms based on similarities in form and structure.
8. Carolus Linnaeus developed a system for naming organisms called binomial nomenclature. In this system, each organism is given a two part name, called the scientific name.
Ex. Felis concolor
9. The scientific name of an organism includes the genus and species.
10.The scientific name is written in Latin, because it was the language used by scientists when the naming system was invented. The language is also no longer used so it will not change and the names will also never change.
Name ______Date ______
Classification PPT.2013Notes
1. ______is the process of grouping things based on their similarities.
2. Classification systems are always based on ______(characteristics you can observe through your senses).
3. ______is the scientific study of how living things are classified.
4. A ______is a scientist who classifies living things.
5. To bring order to this great diversity of living things, we call ______; biologists have developed systems of classification.
6. First scientist to use a classification system was the Greek scholar, ______.
• 4 th century
• Greek philosopher
• Divided organisms into 2 groups –plants and animals
• Divided animals into how they______(behavior)
a. walk, crawl, or run
b. fly
c. swim
7. Carolus Linnaeus- 1750s
Classified organisms based on similarities in ______and ______...
8. Carolus Linnaeus developed a system for naming organisms called______. In this system, each organism is given a two part name, called the scientific name.
Ex. Felis concolor
9. The ______of an organism includes the genus and species.
10. The scientific name is written in ______, because it was the language used by scientists when the naming system was invented. The language is also no longer used so it will not change and the names will also never change.