Taxonomy: Life's Filing System - Crash Course Biology #19

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Overview

Added

March 17, 2026

Subject & domain

life-health · biodiversity-classification

Grade range

Grade 7–Grade 12 (Senior)

Page kind

Video

Keywords

taxonomy classification classifying evolution filing science biology life organism relationship ancestor ancestry evolutionary tree phylogenetic tree tree of life biolography carl von linnaeus linnaeus botanist botanical name morphology homologous traits systema naturae taxa groups kingdom phylum class order family genus species binomial nomenclature latin domain archaea eukarya division autotrophs heterotrophs protist fungi animalia animal cat kitty

Introduction

Hank tells us the background story and explains the importance of the science of classifying living things, also known as taxonomy.

References:
http://anthro.palomar.edu/animal/table_kingdoms.htm
http://www.strangescience.net/linn.htm
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/01/19/090119fa_fact_lepore?currentPage=all
http://linnaeus.c18.net/Doc/lbio.php
http://faculty.fmcc.suny.edu/mcdarby/animals&plantsbook/History/02-Explaining-Life-Classification.htm
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/biology/autotroph.html
http://tolweb.org/Eukaryotes/3
http://www.livescience.com/4593-greatest-mysteries-species-exist-earth.html
http://faculty.ccbcmd.edu/courses/bio141/lecguide/unit1/3domain/3domain.html

Table of Contents

  1. Taxonomy 0:00
  2. Phylogenetic Tree 1:24
  3. Biolography 2:26
  4. Analogous/Homoplasic Traits 3:48
  5. Homologous Traits 4:03
  6. Taxa & Binomial Nomenclature 4:56
  7. Domains 5:48
    a) Bateria 6:04
    b) Archaea 6:44
    c) Eukarya / 4 Kingdoms 6:54
    -Plantae 7:56
    -Protista 8:23
    -Fungi 8:56
    -Animalia 9:31

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