Classifying Organisms

responsible for developing the classification system we use today (taxonomy). He also developed classification hierarchy.

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Carolus Linnaeus

• Bill Nye the Science Guy

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Why do we classify things?

• Grouping things helps us to understand them better

• all the cool people do it

• because we're better than every other organism

• why not?

If you divide something in half (have a left and right side), the

sides are “mirror images.” (Most animals have this)

• dichotomous

• bilateral symmetry

• diversity

• radial symmetry

An organism is.......

• a person who plays the organ

• a part of speech

• a dichotomous

• any living thing

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

A device used to identify what group an organism or object is in. Most use a two choice system where you answer yes or no to each question to arrive at the correct group.

• compass

• dichotomous key

• map

• microscope

The largest of the classification groupings. Currently scientists have identified five.

• kingdom

• species

• phylum

• genus

When something can be divided into two identical halves when divided at any angle.

• refraction

• bilateral symmetry

• reflection

• radial symmetry

The smallest of the classification groupings. Any group of organisms that share common genetic information. Members are capable of breeding and producing offspring that can also reproduce.

• order

• phylum

• species

• kingdom

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which of these is NOT one of the 5 Kingdoms?

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Linnaeus

• Animal

• Monera

Which of these in the correct order, from LARGEST to smallest?

• Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Species, Family, Order, Genus, Class, Kingdom, Phylum

• Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Genus, Species, Family, Class

• Species, Family, Class, Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Genus