2. Sort candy into groups write down how you sorted the candy Student A is the scribe and will write down how the pair sorted the candy Student B is the reporter and will tell how the pair sorted the candy

4.  Plants  Rocks  Animals

5. Why is observation important when classifying things?

6. scientist need to observe the characteristics of organism in order to group them together based on their similarities.

7. Classification: Is the process of grouping things based on their similarities.

8. Why do Scientists Classify?

9.  To help us study the earth  To help us organize all the species we discover...

10.  To give every species a name based on a standard method so scientists from different countries can talk about the same animal without confusion It is always written in the Latin Language

11. o Biologist use classification to organize living things into groups so that the organisms are easier to study

12. Who is Carolus Linnaeus?  Carolus Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist  Developed a 8-level (taxa) classification system based on similarities between organisms

13. An organism is known by two names… For example: o Canis lupus is the scientific name for a gray wolf. o Canis is the genus name o lupus is the species name o This system uses a binomial nomenclature

14. The first word in an organism's scientific name is its genus genus: is a classification grouping that contains similar, closely related organisms

15. The second word in a scientific name describes a distinctive feature of an organism Together, the two words indicate a species A species is a group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce

16. Binomial Nomenclature  Bi means two  Nomen means name  A binomial nomenclature is a classification system using two names to identify an organism

17. The Eight Level System  Domain  Kingdom  Phylum  Class  Order  Family  Genus  Species  Dumb  Kids  Playing  Catch  On  Freeways  Get  Squashed

18. Classification of Humans Domain: Eukarya ---------------------- ( Dumb ) Kingdom: Animalia -----------------------(Kids) Phylum: Chordata ----------------------(Playing) Class: Mammalia --------------------(Catch) Order: Primata -------------------(On) Family: Hominidae ----------------(Freeways) Genus: Homo ----------------(Get) Species: Homo sapiens---(Squashed)

19. How does it work?  There are 6 broad kingdoms  Every living thing that we know of fits into one of the six kingdoms  Each level gets more specific as fewer organisms fit into any one group

25.  A Sample Classification  The lion belongs to the following groups:  Kingdom Animalia (includes all animals)  Phylum Chordata (includes all vertebrate animals, as well as some other more primitive ones)  Class Mammalia (includes all mammals)  Order Carnivora (includes carnivorous mammals, from bears to raccoons to harbor seals)  Family Felidae (includes all cats)  Genus Panthera (includes the great roaring cats: lions, tigers, jaguars, and leopards)  Species leo (lions!)