PPT-PLANT KINGDOM Artificial System of Classification :

Used superficial morphological characters Based on a few characteristics like habit colors number and shape of leaf Mainly based on vegetative characters Such system developed by Linnaeus. Chapter 18. Bio 112 Six Kingdoms Assignment: Due date:______________________________. Value: 80 points total . Possible Formats:. Poster display, . As living things are constantly being investigated, new attributes are revealed that affect how organisms are placed in a standard classification system.. . . Classifying Living Things. Carl Linnaeus was a . Chapter 18. The science of naming and classifying living things.. Taxonomy. Pre-1700 common names were used to identify organisms.. Long. Variable. Common Names. Grouped all organisms into two groups:. Finding Order in Diversity. History of Classification. For more than 3.5 billion years, life on Earth has been constantly changing.. Natural Selection has led to a staggering diversity of organisms.. CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING THINGS. ABOUT HOW MANY LIVING THINGS EXIST ON EARTH?. 1.5 MILLION KNOWN ORGANISMS. THOUSANDS MORE IDENTIFIED EACH YEAR. ABOUT 10 MILLION DIFFERENT ORGANISMS BELIEVED TO EXIST ON EARTH. Botany November 20, 2008. Classifying Plants. Early classification was based upon segregating those plants that were harmful from those that were not.. They were further divided by their specific uses. Organisms classified from most general group, . domain. , down to most specific, . species. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species. Finding commonality in variety . use the mnemonic!. 17. Classification of Life. 2. What am I???. What is my . name???. Why Classify?. 1.There are _______ known species of organisms. 2.This is only __________ organisms that ever lived!!!!!. 3.___________are still being found and identified. Please sit down if you:. Are taller than 5’9”. Have blonde Hair . Have brown Eyes. Are left-Handed. Why Classify?. To study the diversity of life, biologists use a . classification . system to name organisms and group them in a logical manner. Understanding:. The binomial system of names for species is universal among biologists and has been agreed and developed at a series of congresses. When species are discovered they are given scientific names . Ely, Hoyman, Jackson. Why Classify?. Classification: the division of organisms into groups, or classes, based on specific characteristics.. Classifying helps us to understand and order the many kinds of living things. Chapter 17. 17-1 The Linnaean System of Classification. KEY CONCEPT . Organisms can be classified based on physical similarities.. vocabulary. Taxonomy. Taxon. Binomial nomenclature. genus. Linnaeus developed the scientific naming system still used today.. Species. Fisher. Page 51 & 53 in Textbook. Aristotle. - one of the 1. st. scientist to classify living things. Linnaeus. - Made important changes to Aristotle’s classification system:. He classified plants and animals into more groups. The Challenge. Biologists have identified and named approximately . 1.5 million. species so far.. They estimate that between 2 and 100 million species have yet to be identified.. 1. Why Classify?. To study the diversity of life.