6 th Grade Science
The study of classifying organisms
Why do we use taxonomy? Keep order of living things Communicate in the same language with other scientists around the world Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist, established taxonomy in the 18 th century.
Body Systems Shape Size Color How it gets food
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species The number of animals in each group gets smaller as you move down. General Specific
Make up a sentence to remember the levels of classification. Use the same first letters as the first letters in each level. KingdomKing PhylumPhillip ClassCuts OrderOnions FamilyFor GenusGood SpeciesStudents My sentence: King Phillip cuts onions for good students.
Each species has a scientific name The two most specific levels are used. Genus species Panthera tigris = tiger
Vertebrate: With a backbone Invertebrate: Without a backbone Endoskeleton: Skeleton on the inside of body Exoskeleton: Skeleton on the outside of body Endothermic: Warm- blooded Exothermic: Cold- blooded