1. Diversity of Living Things
Classification
The Five Kingdoms
Adaptation

2. CLASSIFICATION
Methods of grouping things according to similarities and differences (ex. colour, age, size)
Sorting things into groups helps put order into our lives.

3. Carolus Linnaeus 1700's - Carolus Linnaeus - Swedish Biologist
established a simple system for classifying and naming organisms
Based on structural similarities of organism
Binomial Nomenclature - 2 name naming system - still in use today.
Created a system of groups called TAXA or TAXON
Each Taxon is a category into which related organisms are placed
Approximately 2.5 million kinds of organisms identified

4. TAXONOMY The Science of classifying organisms
Classifying plants or animals
can be difficult
Where do we put the frogs?
TAXONOMY
Where do we put the dogs?

5. The Five Kingdoms
Protist
Monera (bacteria)
Fungi
Plant
Animal

6. The Protist Kingdom Amoeba Single Celled All have a nucleus
Absorb, ingest, and/or photosynthesize food
Examples are: paramecium, amoeba
Amoeba

7. Examples
Paramecium

8. The Monera (Bacteria) Kingdom
Simplest form of life
Do not have a nucleus
Absorb food
These are bacteria and cyanobacteria which is also referred to as blue green algae
Bacteria can be found anywhere, it can grow in hot or cold places
Bacteria can feed on many different things

9. Examples E. Coli Staphylococcus aureus means "golden cluster seed"
in Latin
E. Coli
Methanogenium frigidum bacteria
prefer the cold

10. The Fungi Kingdom Rooted to the ground Are Not green
Cannot make their own food
Mushrooms, yeasts, moulds are all forms of fungi
They breakdown dead animal and plant remains

11. The Plant Kingdom Second largest group of living things on earth
Can grow almost anywhere there is light and water
Trap energy from the sun and make their own food
Examples are ferns, evergreens, roses

12. Examples

13. The Animal Kingdom Largest group of living things on earth
Have many cells
Cannot make their own food
More than a million different kinds of species
Able to move
Examples; insects mammals, amphibians

14. Examples

15. Adaptations Some plants and animals have special structures and
behaviours called adaptations.
These adaptations allow them
to live successfully in their
environment

16. 3 KINDS OF ADAPTATIONS WE WILL EXAMINE ARE:
CAMOUFLAGE
WARNING COLOURATION
MINICRY

17. Camouflage Makes organisms difficult to see
Helps plants or animals to hide
Helps animals sneak up on prey
Chameleons can change their
skin so it blends in with its
Background. Camouflage helps
the chameleon to hide.
Can you find the Chameleon?

18. Warning Colouration Is bright and easy to see
Is used by organisms that are poisonous, or dangerous
Is used to warn away animals, to keep them from trying to eat an organism
The Monarch butterfly has a very
bitter taste that birds hate. After
trying to eat a monarch butterfly, a bird will
remember the bitter taste and the bright pattern, and avoid Monarchs in future

19. Mimicry Makes an organism look like another organism
Is used to trick animals
The Viceroy butterfly looks like a
Monarch butterfly, but it doesn’t
taste bitter. Birds avoid the
Viceroy butterfly, because they think it is the Monarch

20. REVIEW What does it mean to classify items?
Who is Carols Linnaeus? And why is he important?
What is Taxonomy?
What are the 5 Kingdoms? List and explain each one briefly.
What is Adaptation?
What three kinds of adaptation were discussed? List and explain each one briefly