Classification of living things

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Cells

• Tissues

• Organs

• Organ Systems

• Organism

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

Organisms come in many forms. They can be either ____________, consisting of one cell, or they can be ____________, consisting of many cells.

• unicellular, multicellular

• singlecellular, multiplecellular

• multicellular, unicellular

• multiple cellular, singlecellular

Multiple Choice

The cells that have no nucleus are called ____________, while cells that have a nucleus and membrane bound organelles are called _____________.

• eukaryotes, prokaryotes

• prokaryotes, eukaryotes

• dokaryotes, nokaryotes

• nokaryotes, dokaryotes

Match

Match the following

Cells

Tissues

Organs

Organ Systems

Organism

• Cells

• Tissues

• Organs

• Organ Systems

• Organism

Classification of Living Things

How are organisms classified?

Open Ended

Why do you think scientists classify living things?

Carolus Linnaeus

Created the two-part scientific naming system for living things

_{Why do we classify living things?}

• 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.

Open Ended

What do these living things have in common?

^{How do scientists know living things are related?}

• 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.

• Dear King Phillip Came Over For Good Soup

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

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

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

Multiple Choice

An organism's scientific name is based on how it is classified. Which of the following levels of classification determine the name?

• kingdom & phylum

• class & species

• domain & order

• genus & species

Multiple Choice

The more classification levels that two organisms share,

• the closer together on earth they live.

• the easier it is to tell them apart.

• the more related they become because of many shared characteristics.

• the more distance is between them due to lack of shared characteristics.

Multiple Choice

Look at the image, which shows the taxonomy of the giraffe. What is the scientific name of the giraffe?

• Giraffa camelopardalis

• Animalia camelopardalis

• Artiodactyla giraffa

• Chordata giraffa