1. Biological classification
Essential Question: How do scientists name and organize living things?

2. Vocabulary Classification Order Taxonomy Family Domain Genus
Kingdom Species
Phylum Binomial nomenclature
Class Evolutionary tree

3. concepts Levels of classification 6 different kingdoms
Uses of classification

4. Classification Grouping of organisms based on shared characteristics.
Shows how different species evolved and are related.

5. Taxonomy The science that names and groups organisms.
New organisms are studied and named every year!

6. Levels of classification
Living things are classified into more and more specific groups, according to their similarities.

7. domain The first and largest level.
Each domain includes a huge variety of organisms, that could be very different from one another.
The three domains are:
Bacteria (one-celled bacteria)
Archaea (one-celled prokaryotes)
Eukarya (eukaryotic cells; contain nucleus)

8. kingdom There are 6 Kingdoms – Eubacteria Archaebacteria Protists
Fungi
Plants
Animals

9. Kingdoms video

10. Binomial nomenclature
The scientific name of an organism is the Genus + Species to make a two-part name.
Examples:
Felix concolor
(Mountain lion)
Tulipa suaveolens
(Tulip)

11. Evolutionary tree Diagrams that show how species have evolved.
Show when species “branch off” from other species.

12. Crash course video