A3.2Classification and Clasistics ( HL)

• Classification


  Sorting and organising of things or ideas (organisms) into groups or categories based on a set of criteria
• Classification

  • Allows us to better organise and understand the world around us; group similar things
  • Allows for better communication by providing a common language to discuss/refer to a certain group of things
  • Allows us to be more efficient by being able to quickly find and categorise things
  • Allows further research and analysis to identify patterns and trends to understand things that have been classified
• Carl Linnaeus


  Developed much of the system of classification and nomenclature currently in use
• Hierarchy of taxonomy


  • Domain
  • Kingdom
  • Phylum
  • Class
  • Order
  • Family
  • Genus
  • Species
• Intermediate taxa


  Subfamilies and superorders
• Basis of classification


  • Shared characteristics eg. morphology