1. Classification of Life

2. What’s This?
プーマ
Puma
美洲狮
Cougar
Panther
Mountain Lion
Catamount

3. Classification of Life
Some animals have several common names and people use different languages, therefore, we need a classification system to organize and name animals to reduce confusion
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4. Systematics
Systematics (or taxonomy) is the science of naming and classifying living things according to characteristics including:
Appearance
Function
Cell type
DNA

5. Systematics Systematics uses 8 different levels to classify things:
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

6. Systematics For example… Domain Eukarya Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Carnivore
Family Ursidae
Genus Ursus
Species Arctos

7. Scientific Name Puma concolor The scientific name for puma is:
This two-word naming convention is called the binomial nomenclature
Names can be further abbreviated such as P. concolor
The genus starts with uppercase
The species starts with lowercase
The name is italicized
Many are based on Latin
Genus
Species

8. Species and Genus
A species is often defined as a group of organisms in which two individuals can reproduce fertile offspring

9. Systematics Scavenger Hunt
On a clean two-sided page, write the title “Systematics Scavenger Hunt”, add date and page number
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Glue/tape the hunting list to the left side
Bring your lab notebook, pencil, eraser, phone/laptop and box
In the field, you *MUST* stay in the teacher’s line of sight
Return to the spectators’ stand to finish the last question

10. Human Species Rank Name Meaning Domain Eukarya Have cellular organs
Kingdom
Animalia
Animal
Phylum
Chordata
Have a bony spine
Class
Mammalia
Give milk to young
Order
Primata
Monkeys and humans
Family
Hominidae
Large primata
Genus
Homo
Human like
Species
Sapiens
Wise