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Plants and Society, 4/e
Dr. Estelle Levetin, University of Tulsa
Karen McMahon, University of Tulsa
Plant Systematics and Evolution

Chapter 8 Outline


Chapter Outline

EARLY HISTORY OF CLASSIFICATION 124
  Carolus Linnaeus 124
HOW PLANTS ARE NAMED 126
  Common Names 126
  Scientific Names 126
ACLOSER LOOK 8.1—THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS 128
TAXONOMIC HIERARCHY 130
  Higher Taxa 130
  What Is a Species? 132
THE INFLUENCE OF DARWIN’S THEORY OF EVOLUTION 133
  The Voyage of the HMS Beagle 133
ACLOSER LOOK 8.2—SAVING SPECIES THROUGH SYSTEMATICS 134
  Natural Selection 134
PHYLOCODE 136
CHAPTER SUMMARY 137
REVIEW QUESTIONS 137
FURTHER READING 137
LEARNING ONLINE 138








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