1. If you had to place all living things into small groups, explain how you would do it?

2. Warm-Up
Label the groups used to classify organisms from least specific to most specific. Use the word bank to complete the diagram. class genus order species family kingdom phylum 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

3. Classification (Taxonomy) of Organisms
Recognize the hierarchical structure of the classification (taxonomy) of organisms (including the seven major levels or categories of living things – kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species).

4. To study all organisms on Earth, biologist have devised ways of naming and classifying them according to their similarities in structures.

5. Taxonomy – study of how scientists classify organisms.
Modern classification system uses a series of levels to group organisms.
An organism is placed into a broad group and is then placed into more specific groups based on its structures.

6. The levels of classification, from broadest to most specific, include:
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
(King Phillip Came Over For Great Spaghetti)
The more classification levels an organism shares with another, the more characteristics they have in common.

7. Kingdom Most scientists support a five-kingdom system: Plants Animals
Fungi
Protists
Monerans

8. Organisms are placed into kingdoms based on their ability to make food and the number of cells in their body.

9. Phylum
In the Plant Kingdom, phyla are sometimes referred to as divisions.
Plants are normally divided into two groups: vascular and nonvascular.
In the Animal Kingdom, there are 35 different phyla. These phyla can be divided into two groups: vertebrates and invertebrates.

10. Class, Order, Family
These levels become even more specific and will include fewer organisms that have more in common with each other as they move down the levels.

11. What level of classification is most specific and which is most vague?

12. Genus Contains closely related organisms.
Genus = first word in an organism’s scientific name.

13. Species
Consists of all organisms of the same types which are able to breed and produce young of the same kind.
Species = second word in organism’s scientific name.

14. Scientific name Made up of its genus and species.
Written in italics (Genus species) with the genus capitalized.
Example,
wolf = Canis lupus
loblolly pine = Pinus taeda

15. Taxonomy of a Dog Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Canidae Canis
familiaris
What is the family name of a dog? ____________________
What is the kingdom name of a dog____________________
What is the order name of a dog? ____________________
What is the genus name of a dog? ____________________
What is the class name of a dog? ____________________
What is the phylum name of a dog? ____________________
What is the species name of a dog? ____________________
What is the scientific name of a dog? ____________________

16. Classification Charts
Directions: Use the given classification charts to answer the following questions. (Hint: Use the order of classification to answer each question)
What is the order of classification of living things?
______________________
Human
What is the family name of a human? ____________________
What is the kingdom name of a human? ____________________
What is the scientific name of a human? ____________________
Gorilla
What is the order name of a gorilla? ____________________
What is the genus name of a gorilla? ____________________
What is the class name of a gorilla? ____________________
House Cat
What is the phylum name of a house cat? ____________________
What is the species name of a house cat? ____________________
What is the scientific name of a house cat? __________________

17. Taxonomy of a Gorilla Taxonomy of a Human Taxonomy of a House Cat
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Primates
Hominidae
Gorilla
beringei
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Primates
Hominidae
Homo
sapiens
Taxonomy of a House Cat
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Felidae
Felis
catus

18. What makes up an animals scientific name?

19. Complete pages 1-8 red side of workbook