Classification of Living Things http://www.pembermuseum.com/graphics/animalkingdomtree3.gif
1.Taxonomy: science of classifying organisms 2. Binomial Nomenclature: two word naming system a. C. Linneaus (1750’s) b. Genus species c. ex: Homo sapiens http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&safe=vss&q=binomial+nomenclature
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Here is the “System” Here’s for Memory: Kingdom King Phylum/Division Phillip Class Came Order Over Family From Genus Germany Species Swimming
Humans Fruit Fly Sweetbay Magnolia K: Animalia Animalia Plantae P/D: Chordata Arthropoda Magnoliophyta C: Mammalia Insecta Magnoliopsida O: Primate Diptera Magnoliales F: Hominidae Drosophilidae Magnoliaceae G: Homo Drosophila Magnolia S: sapiens melanogaster virginiana Scientific H. sapiens D. melanogaster M. virginiana Name: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ncw.wsu.edu/ http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl= http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://
Aristotle to mid 1900’s: 2 Kingdom Plant and Animals Past 30 years: 5 Kingdom Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Monera Present: 6 Kingdom Archaebacteria, Eubateria (Prokaryotae)
Major Characteristics of Living Organisms Cell type (prokaryote or eukaryote) Body organization: a. Unicellular vs Multicellular b. Body Forms: circular, symmetrical, irregular Obtains Energy (autotroph or heterotroph) 4. Methods of Reproduction (sexual or asexual)