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what is the binomial system of nomenclature

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the formal system by which all living species are classified (taxonomy)
- originally grouped all organisms into two kingdoms – vegetable (plants) and animal

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who invented the binomial system of nomenclature

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developed by a Swedish botanist named Carolus Linnaeus in 1735

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what is the value of the binomial naming system

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  • It allows for the identification and comparison of organisms based on recognised characteristics
  • It allows all organisms to be named according to a globally recognised scheme
  • It can show how closely related organisms are, allowing for the prediction of evolutionary links
  • It makes it easier to collect, sort and group information about organisms
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how to write binomial names

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Genus is written first and is capitalised (e.g. Homo)

Species follows and is written in lower case (e.g. Homo sapiens)

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binomial writing conventions

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  • When typing the scientific name, it should be presented in italics
  • When hand writing the scientific name, it is customary to underline
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three domains

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Eukarya, Archaea, Eubacteria

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Eukarya

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eukaryotic organisms that contain a membrane-bound nucleus (includes protist, plants, fungi and animals)

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Archaea

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prokaryotic cells lacking a nucleus and consist of the extremophiles (e.g. methanogens, thermophiles, etc.)

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Eubacteria

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prokaryotic cells lacking a nucleus and consist of the common pathogenic forms (e.g. E. coli, S. aureus, etc.)

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taxonomy

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Taxonomy is the science involved with classifying groups of organisms on the basis of shared characteristics

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hierarchy of taxa

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Organisms are grouped according to a series of hierarchical taxa – the more taxa organisms share, the more similar they are
The taxa used are kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species (genus + species = scientific name)

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taxa mnemonic

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(domain)
King -- kingdom
Philip -- phylum
Came -- class
Over -- order
For -- family
Grape -- genus
Soda -- species
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Eukarya

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All plant and animal species belong to the same domain (Eukarya) as they are composed of eukaryotic cells

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Eukarya kingdoms

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Beyond this point plants and animals differ in their classification as they belong to different kingdoms (Plantae vs Animalia)

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classification schemes

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artificial classification, natural classification and phylogenic classification

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Artificial classification

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involves arbitrarily selecting unifying characteristics first and then grouping organisms accordingly

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Artificial classification advantage

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The advantage of artificial classification is that such schemes are easy to develop and relatively stable (unlikely to change)

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Artificial classification disadvantage

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The disadvantage is that they do not generally show evolutionary relationships and for this reason are not commonly used

  • For example, if organisms were classified according to the presence of fins then whales would be grouped with fish
  • If organisms were classified based on the presence of shells then snails would be grouped with turtles and not with squid
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Natural classification

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involves grouping organisms based on similarities first and then identifying shared characteristics

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Natural classification advantage

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  • According to a natural classification system, all members of a particular group would have shared a common ancestor
  • This means that natural classification schemes can be used to predict characteristics shared by species within a group
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Natural classification disadvantage

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A disadvantage of such schemes is that they are highly mutable and tend to change as new information is discovered
- Taxonomists will reclassify groups of species when new evidence arises to compromise the traditional classification scheme

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phylogenetic classification

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is now being used to differentiate organisms based on genetics

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phylogenetic classification explanation

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Organisms who share a greater level of homology in their DNA or amino acid sequences are expected to be more closely related

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taxonomic levels according to natural selection

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According to natural classification, each taxonomic level includes all species that would have evolved from a common ancestor

  • Species of the same genus would have a common genus ancestor and be more closely related than species of the same order
  • Hence, organisms that share a lower taxa must share all higher taxa (e.g. if the same order then must also be the same class)
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why different species may be separated

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Groups of species may be separated into different genera if new evidence suggests they evolved from different ancestral species

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example of species being separated

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Species originally classified as figworts have been reclassified into different genera based on DNA sequence comparisons

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why different species may be grouped

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Alternatively, different species may be grouped into a shared taxon if new evidence suggests more recent common ancestry

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example of species being grouped

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The Homininae sub-family was created to include gorillas and chimpanzees when it was deduced that they share more common ancestry with humans than with other great apes (e.g. orang-utan)

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phyla in the kingdom Plantae (4 main)

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The kingdom Plantae contains 12 phyla – which includes bryophytes, filicinophytes, coniferophytes and angiospermophytes

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Bryophytes

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  • Has no vascularisation (i.e. lacks xylem and phloem)
  • Has no ‘true’ leaves, roots or stems (are anchored by a root-like structure called a rhizoid)
  • Reproduce by releasing spores from sporangia (reproductive stalks)
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Filicinophytes

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  • Has vascularisation (i.e xylem and phloem)
  • Have leaves, roots and stems (leaves are pinnate – consisting of large fronds divided into leaflets)
  • Reproduce by releasing spores from clusters called sori on the underside of the leaves
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Coniferophytes

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  • Has vascularisation
  • Have leaves, roots and stems (stems are woody and leaves are waxy and needle-like)
  • Reproduce by non-motile gametes (seeds) which are found in cones
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Angiospermophytes

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  • Has vascularisation
  • Have leaves, roots and stems (individual species may be highly variable in structure)
  • Reproduce by seeds produced in ovules within flowers (seeds may develop in fruits)
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Bryophytes example

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Examples include mosses and liverworts

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Filicinophytes example

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Examples include ferns

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Coniferophytes example

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Examples include pine trees and conifers

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Angiospermophytes example

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Examples include all flowering plants and grasses

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kingdom Animalia two main groups

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invertebrates (no backbone) and vertebrates (most chordata)

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Animalia phyla

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porifera, cnidaria, platyhelmintha, annelida, mollusca, arthropoda and chordata

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Porifera

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  • No body symmetry (asymmetrical)
  • No mouth or anus (have pores to facilitate the circulation of material)
  • May have silica or calcium carbonate based spicules for structural support
    Examples include sea sponges
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Cnidaria

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  • Have radial symmetry
  • Have a mouth but no anus (single entrance body cavity)
  • May have tentacles with stinging cells for capturing and disabling prey
    Examples include jellyfish, sea anemones and coral
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Platyhelmintha

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  • Have bilateral symmetry
  • Have a mouth but no anus (single entrance body cavity)
  • Have a flattened body shape to increase SA:Vol ratio and may be parasitic
    Examples include tapeworms and planaria
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Annelida

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  • Have bilateral symmetry
  • Have a separate mouth and anus
  • Body composed of ringed segments with specialisation of segments
    Examples include earthworms and leeches
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Mollusca

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  • Have bilaterial symmetry
  • Have a separate mouth and anus
  • Body composed of a visceral mass, a muscular foot and a mantle (may produce shell)
    Examples include snails, slugs, octopi, squid and bivalves (e.g. clams)
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Arthropoda

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  • Have bilateral symmetry
  • Have a separate mouth and anus
  • Have jointed body sections / appendages and have a hard exoskeleton (chitin)
    Examples include insects, crustaceans, spiders, scorpions and centipedes
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Chordata

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  • Have bilateral symmetry
  • Have a separate mouth and anus
  • Have a notochord and a hollow, dorsal nerve tube for at least some period of their life cycle
    Examples include mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish (also invertebrate sea squirts)
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Vertebrate Classes

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birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and fish

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Chordates

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animals that possess certain key features in an embryonic state that may persist into adulthood
- These features include a notochord, hollow dorsal neural tube, pharyngeal slits and a post-anal tail

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Fish

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  • Covered in scales made out of bony plates in the skin
  • Reproduce via external fertilisation (egg and sperm released into the environment)
  • Breathe through gills that are covered with an operculum
  • Does not maintain a constant internal body temperature (ectothermic)
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Amphibian

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  • Moist skin, permeable to gases and water
  • Reproduce via external fertilisation (usually spend larval state in water, adult state on land)
  • Can breathe through skin but also possess simple lungs
  • Do not maintain a constant internal body temperature (ectothermic)
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Reptiles

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  • Covered in scales made out of keratin
  • Reproduce via internal fertilisation and females lay eggs with soft shells
  • Breathe through lungs that have extensive folding (increases SA:Vol ratio)
  • Do not maintain a constant internal body temperature (ectothermic)
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Birds

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  • Covered in feathers (made out of keratin)
  • Reproduce via internal fertilisation and females lay eggs with hard shells
  • Breathe through lungs with parabronchial tubes
  • Maintain a constant internal body temperature (endothermic)
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Mammals

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  • Skin has follicles which produce hair made out of keratin
  • Reproduce via internal fertilisation and females feed young with milk from mammary glands
  • Breathe through lungs with alveoli
  • Maintain a constant internal body temperature (endothermic)
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dichotomous key

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A dichotomous key is a method of identification whereby groups of organisms are divided into two categories repeatedly

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how dichotomous keys are represented

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  • As a branching flowchart (diagrammatic representation)

- As a series of paired statements laid out in a numbered sequence (descriptive representation)

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archea and eukaryotes

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The archaeal cells were found to possess certain features that were more in common with eukaryotic cells than eubacteria

  • This included certain structural features (e.g. cell wall composition) and the presence of histone-like proteins in DNA
  • Based on these discoveries it was concluded that eukaryotes and archaea share more recent common ancestry than eubacteria
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Animal Classification

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Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
D: Eukarya
K: Animalia
P: Chordata
C: Mammalia
O: Carnivora
F: Canidae
G: Vulpes
S: Vulpes vulpes
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Plant Classification

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Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
D: Eukaryote
K: Plantae
P: Magnoliophyta
C: Magnoliopsida
O: Asterales
F: Asteraceae
G: Helianthus
S: Helianthus annuus

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