Ch 10 Classification of Microorganisms. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Student Learning Outcomes Define taxonomy,
Taxonomy and phylogeny Taxonomy the study of classification - how organisms are placed in groups or taxa (singular = taxon) Phylogeny the study of the.
Microbial taxonomy and phylogeny Taxonomy - the science of biological classification Phylogeny - the evolutionary development of a species.