Importance of Classifying

Organism
At presents different characteristics are used to classify
and name organisms, some of these include form, color,
size, chemical structure and even genetic makeup.

Earlier attempts in classifying organism used general

appearances such as anatomical and physiological
characters.

the most recent ways of classifying and naming

organisms focus more on genetic and molecular
similarities.
- Taxonomy

Classified organism into groups that have

biological meaning

this modern way of classifying helps scientist

study different organisms easily.
Importance of Naming
Organism
- DOG
In Filipino It is called ASO. In other countries is called INU
(Japanese), GAE (KOREAN), CHIEN ( Malaysia).
- Puma Concolor
Can be called a cougar, a puma,
a panther, or a mountain lion
- Mt. Tapulo forest mouse

Its scientific name is Apomys brownorum.

This is one of the four species of mice discovered in luzon

it is also the smallest of the apomys species.
 Binomial nomenclature
- Binomial nomenclature

Is a two word naming system used to name a

species. In this naming system, each species is assigned a
two part scientific name, wherein the first word is
capitalized and the second word is set in lowercase.
- Philippine Crocodile

-Mindoro crocodile
- its scientific name is Crocodylus mindorensis
- Lolong

-the largest Philippines crocodile ever recorded.

- dicovered in Agusan del Sur on 13 september 2013, and was

cuptured with the help of several residents, crocodile hunters
and the local goverment .

- Died two years later due to pnuemonia and cardiac arrest

aggravated by fungal infection and stress.
- Lolong
- Genus

Is a group of closely related species

- Specific ephitet

It describes an important trait or the location

where the organism lives.
- Cat

its scientific name is felis catus

the specific ephitet catus means that

the species is a domesticated cat.
- Cat
- Phyllium bonifacioi

Is a leaf insect species found in the

Philippines.
It bears the name of the Filipino revolutionary hero
Andres bonifacio.

This species is the latest addition to the genus

Phyllium, one of the four genera of the family
phylliade.
- Dendronotus albus

Is the scientific name of a sea slug,

which marine gastropod.

The specific ephitet albus is a latin word

that means “white”
- Dendronotus albus
- Ixora philippinensis

it is commonly known as the Philippine santan. its

specific ephitet, philippinesis, indicateas that it can be
found in the Philippines.

This santan species is an evergreen shrub that can be

specifically found in the forest of central and southern
Luzon.
- Ixora philippinensis