1. Bell ringer: What did you do for spring break? Be ready to discuss
What is the process by which cells divide?
Why do you think its important for scientist to classify things?
How are structure and function related?

2. How do the levels of organization work together?
Structure: The arrangement of parts in an organism or an object
Function: the activity of each part in an organism
The structure of any object can determine its function.

3. How do cells divide? Cells divide by a process called mitosis
One cell divides and makes a identical cell
Mitosis is responsible for growth and repair

4. Why do we classify things?
Scientist classify living things based on characteristics that living things share.

5. How do scientist know living things are related?
By their physical characteristics and chemical characteristics
Scientist look at similar bone structures
Scientist look at similarities in DNA

6. How are living things named?
In the 1700s scientist Carolus Linnaeus developed a simplified way of naming living things
Each kind of living thing has a two part scientific name

7. What is a Genus? And what is a species?
Species: a group of organisms that are very closely related, they can make and produce fertile offspring
Genus: Include similar species

8. Scientific names Puma concolor
A scientific name always includes the Genus followed by its species.
The first letter of the Genus named is always capitalize and the first letter of the species is lower cased.
The entire name is either italicized or underlined
Ex:
Puma concolor

9. What is taxonomy?
The science of describing, classifying and naming living things
Today, scientist use an 8 level system to classify living things
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

10. Bell ringer:
The science of naming, classifying, and describing living things is known as _______________________
True/False Delphinus delphis
What is the genus of the organism named in question 2?
What scientist came up with the 2 part naming system?
The 2 part naming system is called _________

11. What are the three domains?
Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya

12. What kingdoms are in eukarya?
Kingdom Animalia
Kingdom Plantae
Kingdom Protista
Kingdom fungi

13. How can organisms be identified?
Dichotomous key
A dichotomous key uses a series of statements to identify an organism