Classification

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Evie W

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What is classification 
When living organisms are sorted into groups
What do organisms within a group shared
Similar features
What is the most highly used classification system  
Contains 8 groups ordered in hierarchy these are called taxonomic groups
What is the order of the taxonomic group  
Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species
What 3 domain can an organism be classified into
Archaea, bacteria and Eukarya
What is a species  
A group of organisms that Are able to produce fertile offspring
What are mules and hinnies
They are infertile because their cells contain an odd number of chromosomes so meiosis cannot take place
What are the 3 reasons organism need to be classified  
* to identify species- species an organism belongs to can be easily identified
* predict characteristic- if several members of a species have a characteristic it is highly likely another member will too
* find evolutionary links- species in the same group often share the same characteristics since they descend from the same ancestor
What is a humans classified name
Homo sapiens
How were organism classified before classification systems
There were given names accordijg to certain physical characteristic, behaviour or habitat
Why was giving species names not useful originally  
International scientists would all have different name for the animals
How was language barrier overcome for naming species  
The binomial nomenclature so all species were given the same scientific name
How does the binomial nomenclature system name organism  
* first word indicates the organism genus (equivalent to a surname)
*second word indicates an organism species
How do you write a binomial nomenclature name  
Underline it and all in lowercase except the first letter of the genus name