CLASSIFICATION & 6 KINGDOM NOTES

Why classify organisms? To organize the diversity of life To help us know what organism we are referring to Ex. Brown animal – beaver or bison?

In order to work well, a classification system must be established and logical

Who developed our current classification system, and what is it? The Swedish biologist Carolus Linneaus developed the classification system we currently use today. His classification system consists of 7 levels; they are:

Classification System Hint Levels Example Broadest King Kingdom Animalia Phillip Phylum Chordata Came Class Mammalia Over Order Carnivora For Family Canidae Green Genus Canus Soup species familiaris Most specific

Example grouping together all forms of life having certain fundamental characteristics in common:

6 KINGDOMS ANIMALIA PLANTAE PROTISTA FUNGI ARCHEABACTERIA EUBACTERIA

Activity: Classify yourself!!! Ex: Ms. Teacher’s Classification Kingdom------NEISD Phylum-------- RRHS Class----------- Freshman Order---------- Biology Family--------- Class period (teacher) Genus---------- Last Name Species-------- First Name

How do we name organisms? In our classification system, each organism is given a two-part scientific name; this system of naming organisms is called binomial nomenclature

We use Latin to name organisms 1. It is a “dead,” unchanging language 2. Scientists can communicate regardless of their native language

Why do we use Scientific Names? In USA & England - house sparrow In Spain - gorrion In Holland – musch In Sweden – hussparf Scientific Name - Passer domesticus

Every scientific name follows 3 rules: 1. The entire name is italicized or underlined (handwritten) 2. The name is made up of the Genus and species names of the organism 3. The first word is capitalized and the second is lowercase. Examples: Homo sapiens, Canus familiaris, Equus caballus