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I. Introduction
A. Importance of classification
II. History of classification
A. Early humans classified organisms
B. Aristotle
C. John Ray
D. Carolus Linnaeus
E. Ernst Haeckel
F. R. H. Whittaker/ Lynn Margulis
III. Criteria for classification
A. Morphology
B. Behavior
C. Evolution/Phylogeny
D. Fossil Record
E. Embryology
F. DNA Analysis
1. Molecular Clocks
2. DNA Hybridization
IV. The Five Kingdom Classification Scheme
A. Introduction
B. Monera
C. Protista
D. Fungi
E. Plantae
F. Animalia |
V. The Six Kingdom Classification Scheme
A. Characteristics of Archaea
B. Splitting of Kingdom Monera
C. Differences Between Archaea and Bacteria
VI. The Three Domain Classification Scheme
A. Problems with the Six Kingdom Classification Scheme
B. The Three Domains
C. Controversy Over Protista
VII. Taxonomic Keys
A. Definition
B. Example
VIII. Systematics
A. Definition
B. Traditional School of Systematics
1. Phylogenetic Trees
C. Cladistics
1. Criteria
a. Synapomorphies
2. Cladograms
D. Phenetics
IX. Summary
X. Conclusion |