CLASSIFICATION

• How do scientists classify organisms into groups?

  taxonomy - large groups are divided into smaller groups that reflect evolutionary history and anatomical features of organisms
• PHYLOGENY= Tells us who is related to who and how closely related they are. Grouped according to evolutionary history
• species= group of similar organisms that reproduce to give fertile offspring
• What is the naming system for organisms

  Binomial

  first part= genus name w/ capital letter

  second part= species name w/lowercase letter
• CLASSIFICATION HEIRARCHAL SYSTEM

  D = domain

  K = kingdom

  P = phylum

  C = class

  O = order

  F = family

  G = genus

  S = species
• Courtship behaviour is species specific- only members of the same species will do and respond to it
• How is courtship behaviour beneficial?

  • Allows members of the same species to recognise each other
  • Make reproduction more successful - mating w/ wrong species will not produce fertile offspring
  • Prevents interbreeding
  • Stimulates mating
  • attraction of opposite sex