 Classification: is the arrangement of things into groups of similar items.  A Dichotomous Key: is a tool used to identify organisms based on contrasting pairs of characteristics.  A Kingdom: is the highest level of biological classification (animals, plants, fungi, protists, and two for bacteria).

 kingdom  phylum  class  order  family  genus  species  Example  platypus  kingdom: animalia  phylum: chordata  class: mammalia  order: monotremata  family: ornithorhynchiadae  Genus: ornithorhynchus  species: anatinus

Single-celled organisms live everywhere. They are so small you need a microscope to see them, but you can see signs of their existence (getting food, producing waste, and reproducing).

 single-celled organism  performs basic functions: eats, excretes waste, reproduces, and grows  reproduces asexually through binary fission or budding  Microorganism  breaks down remains of dead plants and animals

 used in the body to digest food  used to make yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, sauerkraut, and pickles  also harmful : causes strep throat, lime disease, y tuberculosis.  EX. yeast

 Are mostly singe-celled, some have cell walls, a nucleus, take in food, or make their own food, many can move.  Protista live in almost any environment that contains water. Many protista, such as algae, are photosynthetic and are vital primary producers in ecosystems, particularly in the ocean as part of plankton.algae photosyntheticprimary producers plankton

 Are mostly multicelled, have cell walls, a nucleus, take in food, and cannot move.

 Some can grow to adult overnight, or so it seems…  Fungi absorb their food from their environment.  They decompose other organisms  Fungi reproduce through spores

KingdomDescriptionDescribed Species Plantae Mutlicelled, cell walls, nucleus, make their own food, most can’t move about 270,000 Animalia Multicelled, no cell walls, nucleus, eat food More than 1,500,000 Fungi Mostly multicelled, cell walls, nucleus, absorb food, cannot move About 70,000 Protista Mostly single-celled, some have cell walls, nucleus, take in food, or make their own food, many can move About 80,000 Bacteria Single-celled, cell walls, no nucleus, absorb food or make their own food, some can move About 5,000

HOMEWORK #1: Use the information in the chart of kingdoms of living things to finish your flipcharts. HOMEWORK #2: Make a dichotomous key for the five kingdoms. Use the list of living organisms below and your flipchart guidebook.  Algea, penguin, shiitake mushroom,plancton, yeast, morel mushroom, banana plant, wolf, sunflower, elephant, shark, liverwort, chanterelle, bee.

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