Taxonomical Classification & Binomial Nomenclature
MINDS ON:
PEDAGOGY:
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Binomial Nomenclature - Standardized way to name species; First word is Genus and the first letter is capitalized; Second word is Species; If typed it should
be italicized, if written it should be underlined
Binomial Nomenclature - Standardized way to name species; First word is Genus and the first letter is capitalized; Second word is Species; If typed it should
be italicized, if written it should be underlined
•Hierarchal System – Most general to most specific
•Domain - Eukarya
•Kingdom - Animalia
•Phylum - Chordata
•Class - Reptilia
•Order - Testudines
•Family - Chelydridae
•Genus - Chelydra
•Species - Serpentina
Activity: Hand out words (found below) to groups of students and get them to place them in order from most general to most specific
•Kingdom - Animalia
•Phylum - Chordata
•Class - Reptilia
•Order - Testudines
•Family - Chelydridae
•Genus - Chelydra
•Species - Serpentina
Activity: Hand out words (found below) to groups of students and get them to place them in order from most general to most specific
•Domain - Distinguished based on RNA differences
•Kingdom - Distinguished based on cellular organization and nutrition
•Phylum - Distinguished based on basic body plan or organization
•Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species - Distinguishing characteristics are more specific
Binomial Nomenclature
•Standardized way to name species
•First word is Genus and the first letter is capitalized
•Second word is Species
•If typed it should be italicized, if written it should be underlined
Rules of Binomial Nomenclature
•Rules are necessary to prevent confusion and can be found in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
•Must be Unique
– each species has own name
•Must be Universal
– single language worldwide, Latin
•Must be Stable
– prevention of name changes
Activity:
http://biology.about.com/library/weekly/bl4snq.htm - Game to get students familiar with scientific format of species names
CONSOLIDATION:
•Standardized way to name species
•First word is Genus and the first letter is capitalized
•Second word is Species
•If typed it should be italicized, if written it should be underlined
Rules of Binomial Nomenclature
•Rules are necessary to prevent confusion and can be found in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
•Must be Unique
– each species has own name
•Must be Universal
– single language worldwide, Latin
•Must be Stable
– prevention of name changes
Activity:
http://biology.about.com/library/weekly/bl4snq.htm - Game to get students familiar with scientific format of species names
CONSOLIDATION: