CLASSIFICATION

Of

LIVING THINGS

WHAT IS CLASSIFICATION?

SORTING LIVING THINGS INTO

GROUPS BASED ON THEIR

SIMILARITIES

WHY?

We classify because:

•Diversity creates a need to classify, so we…...

•Sort living things into categories to…...

•Understand characteristics of living things.

CLASSIFYLIVING THINGS

ANIMALS

Lose Leaves

PLANTS

LeavesAll year

Fur No Fur

TaxonomyTaxonomy - the scientific study of how things are classified.

Carolus Linnaeus developed the system we use today.

All organisms are given a two part name based on shared characteristics.

CANIS LUPUS

The first part of the organism’s scientific name is its genus.

Genus is a classification grouping that contains similar, closely related organisms.

CANIS LUPUS

The 2nd part is the Species

CANISLUPUS

Recall, species are organisms that can mate and produce offspring

Why would you want to classify organisms ??

Taxonomic Key

A series of paired statements that describe physical characteristics of different organisms

Seven Levels of Classification:

Kingdom animals Animalia

Phylum backbone Chordato

Class mammal Mammalia

Order carniovre Carnivora

Family feline Felidae

Genus panther Panthera

Species lion Leo

Example of lion classification

Living things grouped in 6 kingdoms:

Kingdom

ProtistaProtista

Kingdom

ArchaebacteriaArchaebacteria

Kingdom EubacteriaEubacteria

Kingdom AnimaliaAnimalia

Kingdom PlantaePlantae

Kingdom FungiFungi

Archaebacteria

Unicellular organisms that already existed billions of years before the dinosaurs. Scientist’s think they were the earliest form of life.

Archaebacteria

Live in extreme environments and can survive where no other organisms can.

EubacteriaThese bacteria are constantly on & around us. Eubacteria use the sun’s energy to produce oxygen, helping keep the Earth’s oxygen at the proper level.

Reproduction of bacteria

Some bacteria go through asexual reproduction, while others go through a form of sexual reproduction known as conjugation.

Asexual Reproduction

Binary fissionthe cell duplicatesits genetic material and then divides with each cell gets exactly the same thing.

Obtaining FoodObtaining Food

Some bacteria are autotrophic autotrophic and make their own food the same way plants do. Others are heterotrophicheterotrophic which means they consume a variety of foods from milk to meat.

THINK ABOUT IT...

What name do we give bacteria?

A. Eukaryote

B. Prokaryote

Why do scientists classify organisms?

A. For organization

B. To determine where new organisms fit in

C. A and B

What is the genus and species name for man?

A. Homo Sapiens

B. Homo Erectus

C. Homozygote

How do autotrophs and heterotrophs differ?

A. One goes thru mitosis & the other does not

B. One makes its own food and the other does not