Classifying Organisms

What does it mean to classify?

• To alphabetize items
• To cook a meal
• To count the number of items
• To put things into groups based on similarities

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Put the first four levels of classification in the correct order.​ ​ ​
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• Kingdom

• Class

• Domain

• Phylum

Put the last four levels of classification in the correct order.​ ​ ​
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• Species

• Genus

• Family

• Order

What is the acronym that you learned for the levels of classification?

• Dear King Phillip Came Over for Grape Soda

• Dear King Phillip Ate Great Spaghetti

• Dear King Henry Fought for Grand Treasure

• Dear King Henry Came Over for Grape Soda

What is a vertebrate?

• An animal with a backbone.

• An animal with feathers
• An animal without a backbone.

• A type of rock

What is an invertebrate?

• An animal with a backbone.

• An animal with feathers
• An animal without a backbone.

• A type of rock

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Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Vertebrates

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(b) Invertebrates

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(c) Plant Phyla

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(d) Other Kingdoms

• Fish

• Mammals

• protists

• archaebacteria

• Conifers

• Mosses

• fungi

• eubacteria

• Amphibians

• Mollusks

• Reptiles

• Birds

• Ferns

• Arthropods

• Flowering Plants

• Worms

Choose the THREE characteristics that scientists use to classify plants.

• Whether the plant is vascular

• Whether the plant reproduces with seeds

• Whether the plant is a flowering plant

• Whether the plant is green

• Whether the plant is big or small

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Mollusks

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(b) Arthropods

• Clams

• Scorpions

• Insects

• Centipedes

• Crabs

• Oysters

• Spiders

• Snails

• Squids

• Octopuses

• Slugs

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Mammals

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(b) Reptiles

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(c) Amphibians

• crocodiles

• humans

• alligators

• turtles

• dogs

• snakes

• toads

• bears

• frogs

• lizards

• newt

• cats

• axolotl

• salamanders

• horses

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