Taxonomic Order Made by: Karan Kumar 7-E
Taxonomic OrderMade by:
Karan Kumar7-E
Significance of Classification Helps to systematically organise the
diversity of organisms.Helps to determine the relation
between organismsHelps to trace the possible origins of
organismsHelps to identify the great variety of
living things
What is Taxonomic order?One common way of
classifying living things is based in the Linnaeus System of classification which puts organisms into Taxonomic Groups that indicate their natural relationships.
Eight Taxonomic GroupsLiving things are
placed into the eight taxonomic groups: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus and Species based on certain similarities
Diversity of HumansHumans
are a species of Homo Sapiens and are divided into the following:
DOMAIN
A domain is the top level grouping of organism. Organisms are classified according to cellular characteristics. Each domain consists of a number of kingdoms like plant and animal kingdom.
KINGDOMA kingdom is the
second level of grouping. A group of similar kingdom forms a domain. A kingdom contains one or more phylum.
Phylum
A phylum (division) is a taxonomic group of related or similar organisms. Each phylum consists of a number of classes.
Class
A class contains one or more orders. A group of similar classes forms a Division.
Order An order contains
one or more families like carnivore, omnivore etc. A group of similar orders forms a class.
Family A family contains
one or more genera (plural of genus). A group of similar families forms an order.
A family may be divided in subfamilies.
GenusThe genus is a grouping
of similar and closely related species.
The scientific name for man is ‘Homo sapiens’ which means ‘wise man.
Modern man belongs to genus Homo. The first part reflects the genus.
This system is used to name living thing.
SpeciesThe two part
naming system (mentioned in above section) is used to name living thing.
The second part of the name sapiens identifies the species.