Hierarchy of Classification Groups - Biology

a PowerPoint presentation about the hierarchy of classification

2. Introduction
Biological classification,
or scientific
classification in biology,
is a method of scientific
taxonomy used to group
and categorize organisms
into groups such as genus
or species. These groups
are known as taxon.

3. Biologist such as Ernst Haeckel, Robert Whittaker
and Carl Woese have tried to classify all living
organisms into broad categories called kingdoms.

4. Kingdom
Phylum / Division
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Seven chief groups make up
a system in scientific
classification .The groups
are:

5. Kingdom
•Kingdom is the
largest unit of
biological
classification.
•In the animal
kingdom, the term
phylum is used
instead of division ,
in the plant kingdom.

6. Species
It is the basic unit of
classification. Members
of a species can breed
with one another, and
on growing up, the
young ones look very
much like the parents.
No two species in a
genus have the same
scientific name