Identify 5 traits about each animal below: Date: 10/31/16 Topic: Classification Page # ___ Must wear uniforms/IDs! 10/31/16 EBHS Admit Slip Identify 5 traits about each animal below: Lion Chinchilla Ant
Traits:
How do we know they are different species? Bunny Pug “Punny”???
Definition of a Species Two animals are the same species if they can mate and produce fertile offspring* This means their BABIES must be have to HAVE BABIES* What’s it called when two different species mate and produce an offspring?
Female lion + male tiger Hybrid klkk When two different species produce an offspring. The offspring is sterile (cannot have children).* Female lion + male tiger Liger
So how do we organize species? Based on shared traits! *Classification = The scientific process of organizing organisms
Taxonomy* *Branch of science that deals with classification *Grouping organisms based on shared traits (characteristics) There are two methods for doing this…
*Write down these words, in this order! #1) Taxonomic Rank* Starts with the broadest category (Kingdom) and narrows down to the most specific (Species) Anyone remember them? Think: Animal Kingdom, Plant Kingdom, etc. Dog, Tulip, etc.
Invented by Carl Linneaus*
With your table partner, make up a pneumonic device! Kingdom (K) Phylum (P) Class (C) Order (O) Family (F) Genus (G) Species (S) K P C O F G S With your table partner, make up a pneumonic device!
Are two species that share the same family more related, or share the same class more related?
Taxonomic Rank: Practice Organize the ranks from most broad to most specific Match with their associated rank
Binomial Nomenclature* Formal method of naming species Contains genus and species name* The genus is always capitalized and the species is in lowercase Ex. Homo sapien, Homo habilis, Austrolopithicus afarensis Question: Which of the 3 organism above are more related? Why?
Relatedness The more categories two organisms share with each other, the more related they are!
Animal Diversity Index http://animaldiversity.org/site/accoun ts/classification/Animalia.html What is related to your favorite animal?
#2) Cladograms* Diagram that shows relationships between organisms based on shared traits* See handout: Cut out each organism Group based on traits listed
Cladogram: Shared Traits So which two organisms are the most related? Which two organisms share the most traits in common? Cladogram: Shared Traits
Cladogram Practice Pass out worksheet
Classification MCAS