Biodiversity

• Species - groups of actually or potentially

  interbreeding natural populations that cannot mate with other groups
• Population - Consists of all organisms of the same species living in the same area at the same time.
• Carlos Von Linnaeus - Hierarchical taxonomic system of classification.
• Taxonomy - Deals with the naming, classifying, and describing of living things.
• Kingdom - Highest level of classification. A group of related Phylum. (Fungi, Plantae, Animalia, Protista, Monera)
• Phylum - More specific than kingdom. A group of related classes.
• Class - A group of related orders. (Phylum Chordata - Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, and Fishes.) (Fishes - Chondrichthyes, Agnatha, Osteichthyes)
• Chondrichthyes - cartilaginous fishes, sharks, rays, skates.
• Agnatha - Jawless vertebrates, including lampreys and hagfish
• Osteichthyes - bony fishes, have a backbone, and have scales.
• Order - Group of related families. (Carnivora, Primates, Cetaceans, etc.)
• Family - Group of related genera that are closely related to each other and are grouped together because they have similar characteristics
• Genus - Group of related species.
• Ex. A Lion: Family - Felidae, Genus - Panthera, Species - P. Leo, Scientific name - Panthera Leo
• The three main domain system - Carl Woese
• Three domain system - Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya.
• Bacteria is to Eubacteria
• Archaea is to Archaebacteria
• Eukarya is to Fungi, Protists, Animals, and Plants