But AmoebaMike, what else do I need to know about taxonomy and evolution?

In order to standardize names of organisms, back in the the 1700s, a Swedish botanist named Carl Linnaeus developed a two-name system. Referred to as, binomial nomenclature, it is the system with which we use–even still today–for naming organisms. Scientific Hottie Carl Linneaus, Image via Wikipedia The word binomial means “two names.” So it is [...]

Evolution

We recently covered Taxonomy here at AmoebaMike.  Taxonomy, a way of classifying organisms, fits very well with evolution. There is of course an issue with evolution: the hot topic that pits “religion vs science”.  That of course is hogwash as the Pope (more than one) came out and said that evolution is not some fad [...]

Taxonomy

Taxonomy is a pretty simple biological concept, but can be rather tricky in practice. Classifying living things in groups that share similar characteristics is what taxonomy is all about.  For example, here’s a group of things you might find on a desk: Rubber bands, pens, staples, paper clips, pencils In order to classify these things [...]