BIO 1150 1st Edition Lecture 4Organism Classification:- Phylogeny- evolutionary history of a species or group of related species- Systematics- puts organisms into classes and then determines the evolutionary relationshipo Fossil, molecular and genetic data help to identify evolutionary relationships- Taxonomy- naming organisms then putting them in the appropriate divisionBinomial Nomenclature (invented by Carolus Linnaeus) - two part names for species- Genus/species names may describe the genus/species- Genus-capitalized and italicized- species- lower case and italicized- ie. Homo sapiensHierarchical Classification:- Taxonomic Groups (biggest to smallest)o Domaino Kingdomo Phylumo Classo Ordero Familyo Genus o SpeciesThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Taxon- any taxonomic levelPhylogenies- predicted from different morphological and molecular data- Branches on phylogenic trees may represent number of changes of the genome of that lineage or time elapsedWorks CitedGoldstein, David. "1150 Animal Diversity to Post." Pilot.wright.edu. Wright State University, 22 Jan. 2015. Web. 27 Jan. 2015.Goldstein, David. BIO 1150-01 Organisms and Ecosystems. Wright State University. Fairborn, Ohio, 23 Jan. 2015.
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