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Lesson Period 1

Introduction to Biology

Intro to Biology notes

 

- the term "biology" was first used in 1800

- before that, the study of living things was called Natural History and Medicine

-in 1866 , Ernst Haeckel coined the term "ecology timeline"

Taxonomy- system of organization with catagories inside catagories etc.

1707-1778 Carl Linneausmakes the first taxonomy of biology:

 

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus 

Species

 

Genus+Species=boinomial nomenclature (two name naming system)

        

Lessons from LP1 include Intro to Biology notes and a Back Bay Cattail sketch.

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