Explain the historical development and changing nature of
classification systems.
classification systems.
Taxonomy, the study of classifying living things, begins with Aristotle. Aristotle fathered the two major concepts of Taxonomy: classification of living organisms by type and also the binomial naming system. Some other Fathers of this science include:
Between these times, several different classification systems were being used around the world, making it difficult to determine a plant or animals actual scientific name. However, after many tweaks to his original method, Linnaeus finally got it right.
Tilton, Lois. "From Aristotle to Linnaeus: the History of Taxonomy." From Aristotle to Linnaeus: the History of Taxonomy. N.p., 10 Jan. 2009. Web. 19 Apr. 2014. <http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/2051/#b>.
- Andrea Cesalpino had the idea of classifying plants by their flower, fruit, and seed structure.
- Carl Linnaeus authored three books on the subject of taxonomy. He essentially fathered the classification system we use today.
Between these times, several different classification systems were being used around the world, making it difficult to determine a plant or animals actual scientific name. However, after many tweaks to his original method, Linnaeus finally got it right.
Tilton, Lois. "From Aristotle to Linnaeus: the History of Taxonomy." From Aristotle to Linnaeus: the History of Taxonomy. N.p., 10 Jan. 2009. Web. 19 Apr. 2014. <http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/2051/#b>.