Classification of Organisms

The Classification of Organisms

This helps scientists find, identity, and study living organisms.

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.

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Why do we classify living things

• To keep information private

• To make finding information easier

• To confuse students

• To make animals healthier

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Which characteristics do you think are the most important when describing an organism?

• color

• number of cells

• how they reproduce

• how they get food

• body structure

The levels within the classification system...

• domain - kingdom - phylum - class - order - family - genus - species

Domains

The broadest level - Archae, Bacteria, Eukarya. Humans are part of the Eukarya domain because our cells have a nucleus.

Kingdoms

Classification that is more specific than domain. There are 6: archaebacteria, bacteria, protist, fungi, plant, and animal. Humans are part of the animal kingdom.

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What kingdom to humans belong to?

• animal

• plant

• protist

• fungi

Phyla - class - order - family - genus - species

The more characteristics organisms share, the more closely related they are.

Binomial nomenclature

simply means "two names." Created by Carolus Linneaus to give organisms a scientific name.

Binomial nomenclature

Each organism is given two scientific names: the Genus and species. The genus is capitalized and the species is not.

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Which of the following identifies the levels of classification in the correct order?

• domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

• genus, species, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family

• domain, kingdom, genus, species, phylum, class, order, family

• genus, species, phylum, class, order, family, domain, kingdom

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What is the broadest classification?

• domain

• phyla

• order

• species

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What is the most specific classification?

• domain

• phyla

• order

• species

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The two part name for the over one billion organisms on earth is called...

• scientific nomenclature

• binomial nomenclature

• two part name

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What is the binomial nomenclature of the gopher?

• Thomomysus bottoe

• Animalia chordata

• Geomidyae thomomysus

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What is the binomial nomenclature of the dog?

• Canis familiaris

• Canis lupus

• Carnivora canidae

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

• Genus

• Species

• Kingdom

• Domain

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Which factor best explains by classification systems change over time?

• changing environments lead to reclassification

• increased plant species lead to reclassification

• changes in food resources leads to reclassification

• increased knowledge of genetics leads to reclassification

6 Kingdoms of Living Things

Archea

Found in extreme conditions like heat, cold, salt water or places without oxygen

Characteristics

• unicellular, prokaryotic, sessile,

• found in extreme environments

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Where are some places you might find archaebacteria?

• stomach

• extremely hot water

• areas with no oxygen

• extremely cold areas

• on your hands

Monera/ Eubacteria

• unicellular, prokaryotic

• found in common places

Protists

• unicellular, eukaryotic

• motile

• Autotroph and Heterotroph

Fungi

• Eukaryotic

• sessile

• most or Multicellular

• heterotrophs

• have a cell wall

Plant

• Multicellular

• Sessile

• Autotrophs

• Eukaryotic

• Cell wall

Animal

• Heterotrophs

• Multicellular

• Most are motile

• no cell walls

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Felicia's teacher gives her the following list of types of organisms. 1. Fern 2. yeast 3. Algae 4. insects Felicia needs to identify the kingdom for each type of organism. In what order could she list the kingdoms for organisms 1 through 4?

• Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Animalia

• Animalia, Protista, Plantae, Fungi

• Plantae, Protista, Fungi, Animalia

• Fungi, Plantae, Protista, Animalia

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Kayla listed several important questions that scientists try to answer when they classify organisms. Her list included the following questions: How many living things are there? What are the characteristics that define living things? What additional question would be best for Kayla to add to her list about classification.

• How are living things related?

• How do living things get energy?

• What do living things need to survive?

• Where do living things make their home?

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Among its many characteristics, which of the following is unique to organisms found in the Kingdom Plantae?

• are multicellular

• lack chloroplast

• have cell walls

• are heterotrophs

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A scientist finds a seashell. She wants to classify the shell. What two different characteristics would she examine to classify the seashell?

• blood characteristics and naming characteristics

• chemical characteristics and DNA characteristics

• physical characteristics and environmental characteristics

• physical characteristics and chemical characteristics

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Which Kingdom has organisms that can be both autotrophs and heterotrophs?

• Archea

• Monera

• Protist

• Fungi

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Unicellular means...

• An organism is made of many cells
• An organism is made of one cell
• An organism is made of no cells

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Heterotroph is when an organism...

• Has to eat other things
• has to make it's own food

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Autotroph is when..

• An organism makes it's own food
• An organism has to eat other things

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Mushrooms and mold are in what kingdom

• Fungi

• Protist

• Plant

• Animal

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Tomato plants and oak trees are in what kingdom

• Fungi

• Plants

• Protists

• Animal

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Tigers, Jellyfish, Gorillas and Sponges are all part of kingdom _______.

• Animal

• Plant

• Fungi

• Bacteria

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what kingdom?- multi-celled, autotroph

• animal

• plant

• protist

• fungi

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AMOEBA-PARAMECIUM-EUGLENA-DINOFLAGELLATES BELONG TO WHAT KINGDOM

• PLANT

• PROTIST

• FUNGI

• ANIMAL

• ARCHAEBACTERIA

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APES BELONG TO WHAT KINGDOM

• PLANT

• ANIMAL

• FUNGI

• PROTIST

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Which kingdom are single celled and have no nucleus

• Protists

• plants

• animals

• bacteria

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What are three things plants need (pick 3)

• food

• water

• sunlight

• soda

• carbon dioxide

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Which of the following is autotrophic?

•  a tree
• a bird
• a worm
• a mushroom

Open Ended

Provide a 3-4 sentence summary detailing what you have learned about the 5