1. Classification
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2. Why do we classify things?
To help us to find things
To make us organized
To help us to be efficient
To recognize similarities and differences
What are some situations in which you classify? What are some places/occupations that rely on classification?

3. Quiz On your paper number 1-7
Without talking when you see the picture on the PowerPoint write down what it is…good luck!

4. #1 What is this?

5. #2 What is this?

6. #3 What is this?

7. #4 What is this?

8. #5 What is this?

9. #6 What is this?

10. #7 What is this?

11. #1 What is this?

12. #2 What is this?

13. # 3 What is this?

14. #4 What is this?

15. #5 What is this?

16. #6 What is this?

17. #7 What is this?

18. A system of organizing things based on similar characteristics.
What is Taxonomy???
A system of organizing things based on similar characteristics.

20. Carolus Linnaeus
System based on body shape, size, color, and ways of obtaining food.
1st name Genus (Capitalized)
2nd name Species (not capitalized)
Together both names italized or underlined
Ex. Canis lupus = Gray Wolf

22. Matching
Ursus maritimus
Ursus americanus
Ursus arctos horribilis

23. Phylogeny of bears

24. Binomial nomenclature
2 part naming system.
Latin/Scientific Names
Genus and Species names

25. 7 categories
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

26. Assignment:
Write the name of a specific animal on a piece of scratch paper (Snake is too specific, rattlesnake would be better.)

27. Modern Classification
Many organisms look alike
Darwin said that organisms have common ancestors/related species
DNA analysis

28. Cladogram Visual to show how traits derived from one another.
Shows how new genus/species form.

29. Dichotomous Key
Process used to identify an organism based on two choice steps.

31. Let’s practice Groups of 6 Piece of paper
Each person needs a writing tool (different)
Begin by separating into two piles based on similarities…write on paper your two choices
Continue separating piles until each writing tool is identified.

32. Let’s practice
Boys versus Girls?

33. Let’s practice Dragons!
1) Make a numbered list and name each of the dragons (common and Latin/Scientific name)
2) Design a dichotomous key for your dragon picture.

34. Modern classification
Kingdoms- large divisions of taxonomy that based on similar (general) characteristics.