Classification Think of something in your house that you sort or keep in a certain order.

 The division of organisms into groups or classes based on specific characteristics. Classification

 The science of describing, naming and classifying organisms.  Eats meat, green eyes, has fur  Felis domesticus  Animal Taxonomy

 Cladogram Cladogram  Use the following animals to finish the chart: Snake, rabbit, frog, kangaroo. Branching Diagrams Air Breathing; ability to live on land Lay eggs on dry land; dry skin Fur; live birth Young develop fully inside mother Frog Snake Kangaroo Rabbit

 You will need to memorize the eight levels of classification. Levels of classification

 Two part names – first and last – species and genusspecies and genus Scientific Names

 Dichotomous Key – and aid that is used to identify organisms and that consist of the answers to a series of questions.  Key Key Dichotomous keys

 People are still discovering and classifying organisms Growing system

 2. The two parts of a scientific name are the names of the genus and the specific name.  4. The eight levels of classification are: domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.  6. I think so many species have not been classified yet because we have not discovered them yet.  8. The plant that is most similar to the hibiscus is the pine tree.  9. The plant least similar to the hibiscus is the moss. Questions

 Using your answer to the first question: Think of something in your house that you sort or keep in a certain order.  Write down the order/catagories in which you place these objects. Classification