Taxonomy

• TAXONOMY - The science of describing, naming, and classifying species.
• TAXONOMY - Greek word: Taxis means "arrangement" and nomia means "method"
• SYTEMATICS - Study of Biological diversity and the relationships among organisms.
• ARISTOTLE -

  • Greek Philosopher • Classified all the animals / Great Chain of Being
• CAROLUS LINNAEUS -

  • Father of Taxonomy • Develop Linnaean System • Created scientific name. •Binomial system of Nomenclature.
• SEA URCHIN Tagalog: Salung Waray: Tayom Cebuano: Tayum Ilocano: Maratangtang
• MOUNTAIN LION - English: •Puma

  •Panther

  •Cougar
• BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE - Two part name: Genus and Specific epithet
• RULES IN WRITING SCIENTIFIC NAME: 1.The name should be in Latin 2.The genus of an organism begins with capital letter 3. The entire scientific name is "Italicized" when typewritten or "underlined" when handwritten 4. All taxa must have an author when described.
• CROCODYLUS MINDORENSIS - Crocodile
• FELIS CATUS - House Cat
• NOMENCLATURE CODES: •International code of Zoological nomenclature (ICZN) - Animals •International code of Nomenclature Bacteria (ICBN) - Bacteria •International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) - Viruses
• Common name: Lion Scientific Name: Panthera Leo
• Common name: Human Scientific Name: Homo Sapiens
• Common name: Horse Scientific Name: Equus caballus
• 1. Domain (3) Eukarya Bacteria - Prokaryotic cell • Cell Wall: Peptidoglycan Mycoplasmas, cyanobacteria, Gram-positive and negative bacteria Archaea Prokaryotic cell Cell Wall: No- Peptidoglycan live in extreme environments and include methanogens. extreme halophiles, and hyperthermophiles. 2. Kingdom Domain (Domains) Protist Fungi Eukaryotic cell Divided into 4 Kingdoms Protist Fungi Plantae Animalia