CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING THINGS • • • THE NEED FOR CLASSIFICATION SHORT HISTORY OF CLASSIFICATION THE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM • Binomial System of Nomenclature •…
Slide 1 Classification (Taxonomy) -naming and classification of species Slide 2 Topics: History of classification Current Scheme Five/six kingdom system Kingdoms overview…
Taxonomy employs a hierarchical system of classification The Linnean system, first formally proposed by Linneaus in Systema naturae in the 18th century, has two main characteristics.…
Classification (Taxonomy) -naming and classification of species Topics: History of classification Current Scheme Five/six kingdom system Kingdoms overview Introduction To…