Classification of Living Things Day 1 Comprehensive Science 1 Periods 1, 2, 4, 5

Bell Ringer

Bell Ringer Answer A system of organization in which people or things are ranked one above the other

Learning Goals for Classification

Classification Vocabulary 1.Characteristics – a feature or quality belonging to an organism that helps identify it. 2.Sensitivity – having a high sense of feeling for surroundings 3.Respiration – the action of breathing 4.Classification – organizing something according to similar features 5.Taxonomy – the study or use of scientific classification 6.binomial nomenclature – a system of naming organisms that uses two parts; the species name and genus name. 7.Linnaean system – a system of grouping organisms, into a hierarchical series, according to shared characteristics. 8.Domain – the highest rank of organisms in taxonomy 9.Kingdom – The rank under Domain that contains all the other orders of classification 10.Phylum - the main subdivision of Kingdoms in taxonomic classification

Classification Vocabulary 11.class – a major taxonomic rank below Phylum and above Order. 12.order - a taxonomic rank below Class that contains families sharing a common set of characteristics; 13.family – one of the eight major taxonomic groups classified below Order. 14.Genus – The first name in binomial nomenclature that identifies organisms through classification. 15.Species – the lowest taxonomic rank, and most specific unit of classification in binomial nomenclature. 16.Taxonomic Key - a device used by biologists for identifying unknown organisms. 17.Archaea –prokaryotic organisms thought to be the earliest living organisms. 18.Protist – a group of eukaryotic organisms classified in the Kingdom hierarchy that are mostly unicellular

Characteristics of living things

Characteristics of living things In order to be considered living, an organism must have all 7 characteristics! The 7 characteristics of Living Things 1.It must be able to Move – changing position 2.it must have Respiration - breathe 3.It must have Sensitivity to it’s environment – react to environmental changes 4.It must use Nutrition – eat for energy 5.It must have Excretion – get rid of waste products 6.It must Reproduce – have offspring to increase population 7.It must Grow – increase in size by making more cells MRS NERG

Characteristics of living things