1. Identify 5 traits about each animal below:
Date:
10/31/16
Topic:
Classification
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10/31/16
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Identify 5 traits about each animal below:
Lion
Chinchilla
Ant

2. Traits:

3. How do we know they are different species?
Bunny
Pug
“Punny”???

4. Definition of a Species
Two animals are the same species if they can mate and produce fertile offspring*
This means their BABIES must be have to HAVE BABIES*
What’s it called when two different species mate and produce an offspring?

5. Female lion + male tiger
Hybrid
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When two different species produce an offspring. The offspring is sterile (cannot have children).*
Female lion + male tiger
Liger

6. So how do we organize species?
Based on shared traits!
*Classification = The scientific process of organizing organisms

7. Taxonomy* *Branch of science that deals with classification
*Grouping organisms based on shared traits (characteristics)
There are two methods for doing this…

8. *Write down these words, in this order! 
#1) Taxonomic Rank*
Starts with the broadest category (Kingdom) and narrows down to the most specific (Species)
Anyone remember them?
Think: Animal Kingdom, Plant Kingdom, etc.  Dog, Tulip, etc.

10. Invented by Carl Linneaus*

11. With your table partner, make up a pneumonic device!
Kingdom (K)
Phylum (P)
Class (C)
Order (O)
Family (F)
Genus (G)
Species (S)
K P C O F G S
With your table partner, make up a pneumonic device!

12. Are two species that share the same family more related, or share the same class more related?

13. Taxonomic Rank: Practice
Organize the ranks from most broad to most specific
Match with their associated rank

14. Binomial Nomenclature*
Formal method of naming species
Contains genus and species name*
The genus is always capitalized and the species is in lowercase
Ex. Homo sapien, Homo habilis, Austrolopithicus afarensis
Question: Which of the 3 organism above are more related? Why?

15. Relatedness
The more categories two organisms share with each other, the more related they are!

16. Animal Diversity Index
ts/classification/Animalia.html
What is related to your favorite animal?

17. #2) Cladograms*
Diagram that shows relationships between organisms based on shared traits*
See handout: Cut out each organism
Group based on traits listed

18. Cladogram: Shared Traits
So which two organisms are the most related?
Which two organisms share the most traits in common?
Cladogram: Shared Traits

19. Cladogram Practice
Pass out worksheet

20. Classification MCAS