Classification of Living Things

Classification of Living Things

How are organisms classified?

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Why do you think scientists classify living things?

Carolus Linnaeus

Created the two-part scientific naming system for living things

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• There are millions of living things on Earth.

• Classifying allows scientist to make connections between new and discovered species.

• Make connections between different living things.

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What do these living things have in common?

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• There are two ways: physical and chemical characteristics

• Physical includes: skeletal structures, egg development, and body adaptations.

• Chemical includes: DNA and RNA and mutations in the organisms' genes

How are living things named

• Taxonomy is the science of describing, classifying, and naming living things.

• There are 8 levels of classifying.

• Domain is the largest

• Species is the smallest

How are living things named?

• Riddle to remember the order of the levels.

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Multiple Choice

What is taxonomy?

• The study of naming and classifying things.

• Preserving dead organisms.

• The science of paying your taxes.

• The process by which populations change over time.

Multiple Choice

Why do we classify living things?

• To keep information private.

• To make finding information easier.

• To confuse people.

• To make animals healthier.

Multiple Choice

What is the smallest and most specific group in the eight-level classification system?

• Genus

• Domain

• Kingdom

• Species

Multiple Choice

Taxonomy is the study of plants.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the largest and most general group in the eight- level classification system?

• Family

• Kingdom

• Domain

• Species

How are living things named?

• Each species has a two part scientific name.

• It includes the Genus and the Species.

• Genus includes similar species.

• Species is a group of organisms that are very closely related. This is very specific.

How to write a scientific name

• A scientific name always includes the genus name followed by the species name.

• The first letter of the genus is always capitalized and the first letter of the species name is lowercase.

• The entire scientific name is written in italics or underlined.

Multiple Choice

To what genus does a banana tree belong to?

• Musa

• Ficus

• Bamboosa

• Paradisicum

Multiple Choice

In a scientific name, what does the SECOND name identify?

• Kingdom

• Genus

• Species

• Domain

Multiple Choice

In a scientific name, what group does the FIRST name identify?

• Domain

• Species

• Kingdom

• Genus

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