Linnaean Classification of Organisms
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Linnaean Classification of Organisms
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Biodiversity – Think--Pair – ShareWhere do we get all the biodiversity within a population?
MutationsRandom pairing of gametes
Independent assortment
Crossing over
Taxonomy
The classification of organisms
Carolus LinnaeusSwedish naturalist Devised a heirarchal
system for classifying and naming organisms
Elephants Tell your Dog why scientists classify organisms
The Linnaean SystemDomainKingdomPhylumClass OrderFamilyGenusSpecies
Dogs
Explain to your Elephant how the Linnaean heirarchy system separates organisms
Who is most related?The panda
and the grizzly
Or The black
bear and grizzly
Common names
Which one is a cougar? A mountain lion? A panther?
The common names were all different depending on the region. But they referred to the same organisms.
Binomial NomenclatureLinnaeus assigned organisms a
two-part name.Genus nameSpecies nameExample: Ursus arctos
Genus name is capitalizedSpecies name is lowercase
Elephants
Teach your dog how to name this creature using the Linnaeus binomial nomenclature.
Write the answer on an Exit Ticket
This is a Norn. Norns belong to the genus Norno. This
little guy is a “rajus”.
Dogs Teach your elephant how to name this
creature using the Linnaeus binomial nomenclature.
Write the answer on an Exit Ticket
This is a Norn. Norns belong to the genus Norno. This
little guy is a “dallus”.