Classification of Organisms
Classification of Organisms (Ch 14)
Classification of Organisms (Ch 14)
Labs
Alien Taxonomy
Classification of Marbles
Classification of Trees
Cladogram of Marbles
Cladogram of Plants
Math Skills
Rounding & Significant Figures
Scientific Notation
Metric Units & Conversions
Statistics: The Mean & The Range
Objectives
Sect 1: Categories of Biological Classification
Describe Linnaeus's role in developing the modern system of naming organisms.
Summarize the scientific system for naming a species.
List the seven levels of biological classification.
Sect 2: How Biologists Classify Organisms
List the characteristics that biologists use to classify organisms.
Summarize the biological species concept.
Relate analogous structures to convergent evolution.
Describe how biologists use cladograms to determine evolutionary histories.