Communication and
evolution
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Taxonomy
Identifies and classifies (sort into groups) organisms in order to
- Predict characteristics
- Find evolutionary links
- Share research and make links btw organism on different continents
Since species in the same group share the same characteristics because they have evolved froma
common ancestor
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LINNAEAN CLASSIFICATION
BINOMIAL SYSTEM
Scientific name :
Genus with a capital letter at the start
Species with a lower case letter
Italics when typing
Underline when handwriting
Everyone in world knows what organism is being referred to in whatever language
Provides clarity by removing confusion from using common names (local, more than 1 for the
same organism)
5 kingdoms
Prokaryotae / Monera
● Unicellular
● Non membrane-bound organelles
● “naked “ DNA
evolution
___
Taxonomy
Identifies and classifies (sort into groups) organisms in order to
- Predict characteristics
- Find evolutionary links
- Share research and make links btw organism on different continents
Since species in the same group share the same characteristics because they have evolved froma
common ancestor
, 2
LINNAEAN CLASSIFICATION
BINOMIAL SYSTEM
Scientific name :
Genus with a capital letter at the start
Species with a lower case letter
Italics when typing
Underline when handwriting
Everyone in world knows what organism is being referred to in whatever language
Provides clarity by removing confusion from using common names (local, more than 1 for the
same organism)
5 kingdoms
Prokaryotae / Monera
● Unicellular
● Non membrane-bound organelles
● “naked “ DNA
