Taxonomy

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Science

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12th Grade

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2-PS1-1

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Virene Azarcon

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11 Slides • 14 Questions

1 Corinthians 14:33a

For God is not a God of confusion but of peace.

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If you were to propose classifications of these household items, what categories will you give?

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Open Ended

Define the following biological terms in your own words:

classification
description
hierarchy
identification
nomenclature
taxonomy

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Taxonomy

science of naming, describing and classifying organisms and includes all plants, animals and microorganisms of the world.

So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:21

Let's watch this first:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw_IKwj3K9o&t=8s

Multiple Choice

In the levels of taxonomy, according to the video, what does "kind" mean?

Kingdom

Class

Family

Genus

Species

Carolus Linnaeus

Father of Taxonomy
He proposed the levels of classification
Binomial nomenclature
"Nomenclature, the other foundation of botany, should provide the names as soon as the classification is made... If the names are unknown knowledge of the things also perishes... For a single genus, a single name."

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1st Level of Classification according to Linnaeus

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2nd Level of Classification according to Linnaeus

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3rd Level of Classification according to Linnaeus

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4th Level of Classification according to Linnaeus

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5th Level of Classification according to Linnaeus

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6th Level of Classification according to Linnaeus

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7th Level of Classification according to Linnaeus

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Group Work

Create a system (mnemonics) that can help you memorize the levels of classification with ease.

Nomenclature

practice of assigning scientific names.
binomial nomenclature
Mimosa pudica
Mimosa pudica

Dichotomous Key

a tool that helps identify unknown organisms to some taxonomic levels.
the key is constructed in a way that a series of choices is made that leads the user to the correct identity of a sample organism.
Dichotomous - divided into two parts

Hebrews 11:6

And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him.

1 Corinthians 14:33a

For God is not a God of confusion but of peace.

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