1. Taxonomy The Classification of Life
What? Why? How? When?

2. First some vocab!
1. Classification of Life: The grouping of objects or information based on common traits, feeding habits, actions and movement.
What might be some examples of animals that feed the same way?

3. 2.Species: is a group of living organisms that can breed and reproduce offspring.
For example, a beaver is a species. It can breed with other beavers and produce more beavers. It can't mate with a wolf and produce beavers!
There are 25,000 species of orchids.

4. 3. Kingdom: a large group of organisms that share certain features
3. Kingdom: a large group of organisms that share certain features. Scientists have narrowed all life into 6 kingdoms: 1. Bacteria (Archaebacteria & Eubacteria) 2. Protists 3. Fungi 4. Plants 5. Animals Currently 1.7 million different species of life on Earth as of today.

5. Organisms are placed into a kingdom based on 4 features:
How many cells they are made of. (single celled or multi celled)
What their cells look like. (plant or animal)
Whether or not they can move from place to place.
How they obtain energy.
Ex. Bacteria- from food, sunlight, chemical.

6. Homework for tonight. Review pages 49 – 52 of the Science book.
Identify the characteristics that the kingdoms; bacteria, protists, fungi, plant and animal are all identified by based on the four features previously discussed or on page 47.
Due Friday!