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Ch 18: Classification and Systematics (Cladistics (Understanding…
Ch 18: Classification and Systematics
Levels of Taxonomic Categories
species
set of individuals
related by descent
species epithet
genus
closely related species
genera
family
one or several genera
above family
order
class
division
kingdom
Cladistics
method of analyzing
evolutionary relationships
cladistic studies complicated
2 reasons
descended from common ancestor
undergone evolution
synapomorphies
homologous features
features similar
because of common ancestry
homoplasies
analogous features
2 lines of plants
respond to similar environmonts
Understanding Cladograms
cladogram
diagram of evolutionary pattern
by series of branches
node
point of branch
common ancestor
descendants of group
clade
any ancestor
all of the branch
paraphyletic group
doesn't contain all descendants
of the most recent ancestor
apormorphy
feature present in members
but not in ancestor members
Cladograms and Taxonomic Categories
:basal angiosperms
informal name
eudicots
informal name
Other Types of Classification Systems
Artificial Systems of Classication
several characters chosen
as basis of classification
Classification Systems for Fossils
form genera
fossils w/ same form
or structure
combines artificial/natural systems
goal
understand evolution of fossil
identify ancestors/relatives
Taxonomic Studies
type specimen
single preserved plant
carries the name
specimen
identified
by diagnostic keys
by personal knowledge
important or not
all info is needed
International Code of Botanical Nomenclature**
steps to name species properly
valid name
one never used
detailed prescription
in Latin
name must be published
editors send to specialists
2, independent
verify it is unknown species
name hasn't been used yet
The Major Lines of Evolution
grade classification
level of evolution
kingdom Plantae
true plants
originally simple plants
with no seeds/vascular tissue
grouped in 3 domains
Bacteria
cyanobacteria
Archaea
Eukarya
animals
fungi
plants
protists
next major evolutionary event
conversion of prokaryote
to eukaryote