Classification of living organisms

• Classification System

  • Kingdom
  • Phylum
  • Class
  • Order
  • Family
  • Genus
  • Species
• Three-domain system

  • Archaea - Primitive bacteria in extreme environments
  • Bacteria - True bacteria
  • Eukaryota - Protists, fungi, plants, animals
• Who made the Classification System and Binomial naming system?

  • Carl Linnaeus
• Who created the Three Domain System and why?

  • Carl Woese
  • Due to Improvements in microscopes
  • Also due to the progression of Biochemical processes
• Binomial Naming System

  • Species are named after their Genus and Species
  • e.g. Homo (Genus), Sapiens (Species)