CLASSIFICATION

• WHAT DOES PHYLOGENTIC CLASSIFICATION DO?

  arrange species into groups according to their evolutionary origins and relationships
• WHAT DO PHYLOGENETIC CLASSIFICATIONS TELL US?

  how closely related two species are and how recent their shared ancestors are
• HOW ARE SPECIES NAMED?

  binomial system
• BINOMIAL SYSTEM?

  first name is Genus, second name is species

  -> e.g. Homo sapiens
• WHAT IS A HIERARCHY?

  smaller groups within larger groups with no overlap
• HIERARCHY OF CLASSIFICATION?

  1. Domain
  2. Kingdom
  3. Phylum
  4. Class
  5. Order
  6. Family
  7. Genus
  8. Species
• HOW TO REMEMBER HIERARCHY OF CLASSIFICATION?

  Do keep ponds clean or frogs get sick
• WHAT IS EACH GROUP IN THE HIERARCHY KNOWN AS?

  taxa