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Hope Hi my name is Araceli and I like to play basketball. I have a dog, two birds. I have two brothers. Today I am going to be talking to you about Classifications of living organisms. I chose this topic because I wanted to learn and tell people about classifications of living organisms. So lets get started. Hope you learn something new.
What?What is Classifications of Living Organisms? It is a group of organisms that are classified into groups based on very basic, shared characters. The classification of living organisms include 7 levels, kingdom, classes, species, genus, order, families, and phylum. The most basic classification of living organisms is kingdoms. Currently there are five Kingdoms. Living organisms are put into certain kingdoms based on how they get their food, the types of cells that make up their body, and the number of cells they contain. |
Who?Who was the founder of living things? -Carl Von Linnaeus For thousands of years, people have known how living things differ from lifeless things. For one thing all the edible stuff is life. Of course, people had names for the different organism, whether edible, inedible, poisonous or otherwise dangerous. Some of these names grouped different but similar organisms into categories:Bird, oak tree, grass, turtle, lizard, frog, clam. That is, people have long engaged in classifications of living organisms, with perhaps more refinement for edible and poisonous ones. Today we use the system invented by the Swedish naturalist Carl Von Linnaeus (1707-1778), and published in his systema Nature, in 1735. |
WHyWhy do we need Classifications of living organisms? Because it allows scientists to to Identify, group, and properly name organisms Via a standardized system(Linnaeus Taxonomy) based on similarities found in the organism DNA/RNA. In order to do this it is very important for scientists to have first agreed upon a standardized system or approach to naming and classifying an organism because without it unknown organisms could be classified differently around the world creating confusion. However,by only using the modern international taxonomic approach (domain,Kingdom,phylum,class,order,family,genus,species) first proposed by Linnaeus, all organisms are named and grouped in the same manner making them more easy to study and keep track of. It is important to also note that organisms are classified based on a variety of characteristics, not just physical appearances and vary in looks depending on the region from which they come from. |
How?
How long have classifications of living organism been discovered?
100 of years
Despite existing for hundreds of years, the science of classification is far from dead. Classification of many species, old new, continues to be hotly disputed as scientists find new information or interpret facts in new ways. Arguments are fierce and species do change names,but only after a wealth of information has been gathered to support such a big step. One of the new reasons why species are being re-evaluated is because of DNA analysis. Basic genetic analysis information can change our ideas of how closely two species are related and so their classification can change, but how does the whole system work?
How long have classifications of living organism been discovered?
100 of years
Despite existing for hundreds of years, the science of classification is far from dead. Classification of many species, old new, continues to be hotly disputed as scientists find new information or interpret facts in new ways. Arguments are fierce and species do change names,but only after a wealth of information has been gathered to support such a big step. One of the new reasons why species are being re-evaluated is because of DNA analysis. Basic genetic analysis information can change our ideas of how closely two species are related and so their classification can change, but how does the whole system work?
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when?
When was classification of living organism discovered? 8th century In the 18th century, Carl Linnaeus published a system for classifying living things. which has been developed into the modern classification system. People have always given names to things that they see, including plants and animals, but Linnaeus was the first scientist to develop a hierarchical naming structure scientists to develop a hierarchical naming Structure that conveyed information both about what the species was (Its name) and also its closest relatives. The ability of the Linnaean system to convey complex relationships to scientists throughout the world is why it has been adopted. Despite existing for hundreds of years, the science of classification is far from dead. Classification of many species, old new, continues to be hotly disputed as scientists find new information or interpret facts in new ways. Arguments are fierce and species do change names,but only after a wealth of information has been gathered to support such a big step. One of the new reasons why species are being re-evaluated is because of DNA analysis. Basic genetic analysis information can change our ideas of how closely two species are related and so their classification can change, but how does the whole system work? |
What?
What types of living organisms are there? Phylum The phylum is the next level following kingdom in the classification of living things. It is an attempt to find some kind of physical similarities among organisms within a kingdom. These physical similarities suggest that there is a common ancestry among those organisms in a particular phylum. Classes Classes are way further divide organism of a phylum. As you could probably guess, organisms of a class have even more in common than those entire phylum. H Humans belong to the Mammal class because we drink milk as a baby. Order Organisms in each class are further broken down into orders. A taxonomy key is used to determine to which order an organism belongs. A taxonomy key is nothing more than a checklist of characteristic that determines how organisms are grouped together. Genus Genus is a way to describe the generic name for an organism. The genus classification is very specific so there are fewer organisms within each one. For this reason there are a lot of different genera among both animals and plants. When using taxonomy to name an organism, the genus is used to determine the first part of its two-part name. Species Species are a specific as you can get. It is the lowest and most strict level of classification of living things. The main criterion for an organism to be placed in a particular species is the ability to breed with other organisms of that same species. The species of an organism determines the second part of its two-part name. |
Where?
Where are classifications of living organisms located? Everywhere |