Unit 5 Lesson 1 Classifying Organisms LS.3c

To identify organisms

To show relationships

To communicate consistently worldwide

To increase confusion

Carolus Linnaeus; developed binomial nomenclature

Aristotle; divided life into plants and animals

Charles Darwin; proposed natural selection

Gregor Mendel; discovered genetics

Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace

Carl Woese and George Fox

Gregor Mendel and Thomas Hunt Morgan

Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch

Organize species based on shared characteristics

Reveal evolutionary relationships and common ancestry

Help with conservation efforts and biodiversity studies

All of the above

Genus species (both capitalized)

Genus species (Genus capitalized, species lowercase)

Species genus (both lowercase)

Species genus (Genus lowercase, species capitalized)

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom

Order, Class, Kingdom, Family, Genus, Species, Phylum

Phylum, Kingdom, Order, Class, Family, Genus, Species

Modern classification uses DNA and molecular data, while original classification used visible traits.

Modern classification only uses visible traits.

Original classification used DNA and molecular data.

Modern classification ignores molecular data.

Archaea

Bacteria

Eukarya

Fungi

Protists

Fungi

Bacteria

Plants