BIO120H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Binomial Nomenclature, Carl Linnaeus, Synapomorphy

• School: UTSG
• Department: Biology
• Course: BIO120H1
• Professor: Spencer C H Barrett

Document Summary

Phylogeny a tree; allows taxonomists to come up with classifications that are based on evolutionary history and relationships among species; use them to test evolutionary hypotheses. Dar(cid:449)i(cid:374)"s achie(cid:448)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)t -> first phylogenetic tree drawn in his notebook. Responsible for an amazing scientific invention came up with a system called binomial nomenclature. Binomial a genus of a species. Came up with a biological system of classification: hierarchical system of classification kingdoms, phyla, classes, orders, families, genera, species. Still use this method today to classify organisms. Name is a key to the literature on an organism hard to find out information about an organism without it; has predictive power. Enables interpretation of origins and evolutionary history. A named taxonomic unit at any level (plural=taxa) term used when talking about a collection of organisms: kingdoms, phyla, classes, orders, families, genera, species. The study of biodiversity and the evolutionary relationships among organisms.