Is your closet organized?Is your closet organized?

Living things are organized Living things are organized into 6 groupsinto 6 groups

THE 6 KINGDOMS OF LIVING THE 6 KINGDOMS OF LIVING THINGS ARE:THINGS ARE:

1.1. ArchaebacteriaArchaebacteria

2.2. EubacteriaEubacteria

3.3. ProtistaProtista

4.4. FungiFungi

5.5. PlantsPlants

6.6. AnimalsAnimals

Why are things grouped (classified)?Why are things grouped (classified)?

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ClassificationClassification

The systematic The systematic grouping of organisms grouping of organisms into categories on the into categories on the basis of evolutionary or basis of evolutionary or structural relationships structural relationships between them.between them.

Also known as the Also known as the science of taxonomy. science of taxonomy.

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Early historyEarly history

AristotleAristotle-first to organize living things-first to organize living things 2 large groups-plant and animal2 large groups-plant and animal

TaxonomyTaxonomy

Is the science of naming and classifying Is the science of naming and classifying organisms-has sub-groups and namesorganisms-has sub-groups and names

FatherFather of taxonomy of taxonomy

is Carl Linnaeus is Carl Linnaeus

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HumansHumans ChimpanzeeChimpanzee KingdomKingdom AnimalAnimal AnimalAnimal PhylumPhylum ChordataChordata ChordataChordata ClassClass MammaliaMammalia MammaliaMammalia OrderOrder PrimatesPrimates PrimatesPrimates FamilyFamily HominadaeHominadae PongidaePongidae GenusGenus HomoHomo PanPan SpeciesSpecies sapienssapiens troglodytestroglodytes

What is a What is a primateprimate??

hands and feet which are adapted for hands and feet which are adapted for grasping, grasping,

their thumbs and big toes can be moved to their thumbs and big toes can be moved to touch the other digits and are known as touch the other digits and are known as opposable digits, opposable digits,

eyes on the front of the face - binocular eyes on the front of the face - binocular vision. This is a great help in judging vision. This is a great help in judging distance accurately, distance accurately,

What do all hominids have?What do all hominids have?

bipedalismbipedalism and large brains and large brains share more than 97% of their DNA with the share more than 97% of their DNA with the

modern human genome, and exhibit a modern human genome, and exhibit a capacity for language or for simple cultures capacity for language or for simple cultures beyond the family.beyond the family.

Binomial nomenclatureBinomial nomenclature

C. Linnaeus developed a system that gives C. Linnaeus developed a system that gives a 2 word name to every organism.a 2 word name to every organism.

The 2 word naming system is called The 2 word naming system is called

binomial nomenclaturebinomial nomenclature It helps to avoid confusionIt helps to avoid confusion It uses the It uses the GenusGenus and and speciesspecies name only name only

Some common namesSome common names

Canis familiarisCanis familiaris - dog - dog Felis domesticusFelis domesticus - cat - cat Canis lupusCanis lupus - wolf - wolf Vulpes vulpesVulpes vulpes - fox - fox Ichthyomyzon gagiIchthyomyzon gagi - brook lamprey - brook lamprey Populus deltoidesPopulus deltoides - cottonwood - cottonwood Cercis canadensisCercis canadensis - red bud - red bud Diospyros virginianaDiospyros virginiana - persimmon - persimmon Carya illinoensisCarya illinoensis - pecan - pecan

Classification and evolutionClassification and evolution

According to Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution,According to Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution,

members that are grouped together have similarmembers that are grouped together have similar

characteristics because they descended from acharacteristics because they descended from a

common ancestorcommon ancestor

Classification showsClassification shows

the evolutionary relationshipsthe evolutionary relationships

of organismsof organisms

A A dichotomous keydichotomous key

is used to identify organisms that you do not is used to identify organisms that you do not already know.already know.

Means "Means "two forkstwo forks". ". A dichotomous key is one tool that can be A dichotomous key is one tool that can be

used to identify trees or any other organismused to identify trees or any other organism