Classification of Living Things

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Classification of Living Things

Advertisements

Classification of Living Things What is classification? w Classification is the grouping of living organisms according to similar characteristics w The.

CLASS START Pages Answer Questions 1-4 on Page 463.

w This Powerpoint is a compilation of presentations found on the Internet. Unfortunately, the authors did not include their names on their work.

11/9/11 Q.O.D. How do we organize all the living things in the world?

Classification Review. The process of grouping things according to similar characteristics ( traits, features, etc.)

Classification of Living Things Diversity of Life.

Classification of Living Things Diversity of Life.

Classification of Living Things Classification is the grouping of living organisms according to similar structures and functions.

CLASSIFICATION The grouping of things according to similar characteristics. TAXONOMY = The study of classification.

Key Question. Why are organisms placed into different groups? w Initial Thoughts. w ___________________________________ ______________________________.

Classification. Why do we classify living things? We have over 1.5 million NAMED & classified species. There may be over 30 million species on Earth!!

This Powerpoint is a compilation of presentations found on the Internet. Unfortunately, the authors did not include their names on their work.

17.1 The Linnaean System of Classification

Classification of Living Things

Warm Up If I asked you to classify you and your classmates into 2 groups by a distinguishable characteristic, what would you suggest that characteristic.

Classification of Living Things

Classification of Living Things

Categories of Biological Classification

Classification of Organisms

Classification of Living Things

Science Starter Why is the process of classifying living things useful? How might you classify a sunflower, a robin, a lizard, a blue jay, and a tree?

Characteristics, Needs and Classification of Living Things

Taxonomy The science of identifying, classifying, and naming organisms

Classification of Living Things

Classification of Living Things

Taxonomy Classification. Taxonomy Classification.

Classification of Living Things

S7L1. Students will investigate the diversity of living organisms and how they can be compared scientifically.

Taxonomy What is the name of this animal?.

Taxonomy Biology 8(A).

Taxonomy What is the name of this animal?.

Classification of Living Things

Classification Systems

Classification Ch. 18.

Classification of Living Things

Classification of Living Things

Classification of Living Things

CLASSIFICATION OF LIFE

Classification of Living Things

Organized Organisms.

Classification Evolution Unit.

Classification System

Classification of Living Things

This Powerpoint is a compilation of presentations found on the Internet. Unfortunately, the authors did not include their names on their work.

Classifying Living Organisms

Jeopardy Hosted by Dr. Kaht.

Do Now: Write down this weeks goals and working goals:

The science of describing, naming and classifying organisms

This Powerpoint is a compilation of presentations found on the Internet. Unfortunately, the authors did not include their names on their work.

Classification of Living Things

Classification of Living Things

CLASSIFICATION The grouping of things according to similar characteristics. TAXONOMY = The study of classification.

Taxonomy Ch (p ) Taxonomy = grouping organisms according to their characteristics and evolution •People like to classify things; these classifications.

Classification of Living Things

Classification of Living Things

Classification of Living Things

This Powerpoint is a compilation of presentations found on the Internet. Unfortunately, the authors did not include their names on their work.

This Powerpoint is a compilation of presentations found on the Internet. Unfortunately, the authors did not include their names on their work.

This Powerpoint is a compilation of presentations found on the Internet. Unfortunately, the authors did not include their names on their work.

CLASSIFICATION REVIEW

Classification of Living Things

Classification.

What are scientific names? How are organisms classified?

Classification.

p. 35 – Classification of Living Things

This Powerpoint is a compilation of presentations found on the Internet. Unfortunately, the authors did not include their names on their work.

This Powerpoint is a compilation of presentations found on the Internet. Unfortunately, the authors did not include their names on their work.

Classification of Living Things

Presentation transcript:

Classification of Living Things Diversity of Life

What is classification? Classification is the grouping of things according to characteristics The science of classifying organisms is known as taxonomy

Early classification systems Aristotle grouped animals according to the way they moved John Ray was the first to use the term “species”

Binomial Nomenclature Developed by Linnaeus Two-name system Each organism has a genus and a species name First name (genus); second name (species)

What is a scientific name? Combination of the genus and species name of an organism Scientific names of organisms are always italicized or underlined: (Genus is capitalized; species name is lower-case)

Questions What is classification? Why is classifying living things important? What is taxonomy? Describe binomial nomenclature.

Questions Who developed a system for naming living organisms? For what is John Ray known? What is a scientific name of an organism and how is it written?

Seven classification groups of living things Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species

Questions What are the seven classification groups? Kings Play Cards On Fat Green Stools