1. Classification Why Classify?
To study the diversity of life, biologists use a classification system to name organism and group them in a logical manner.

2. Domains
All living organisms are divided into 3 domains and subdivided into 6 kingdoms
Domains containing prokaryotic cells
Archaea
Bacteria
Domain containing eukaryotic cells
Eukarya

3. Naming Organisms
In the discipline of taxonomy scientists classify organisms and assign each organism a universally accepted name.
Common names of organisms vary, so scientists assign one name for each species.
Always in Latin.
Carolus Linneaus developed a naming system called binomial nomenclature.

4. Naming Organisms Canis familiaris Canis lupus Felis catus
In binomial nomenclature, each species is assigned a two part scientific name.
The scientific name is italicized.
The first name is the genus name. It shows that organisms are closely related
The second name is the species name. It is specific to a particular organism.
Canis familiaris
Canis lupus
Felis catus

5. Linnaeus's System of Classification
Linnaeus not only named species, he also grouped them into categories.
Categories are based on characteristics that organisms shared
7 categories in order from largest to smallest
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
To remember the categories in order use the following: King Philip came over for great soup.

6. Linnaeus's System of Classification
Each level is called a taxon, or taxonomic category.
Species and genus are the two smallest categories.
Organisms that share the same genus are most closely related to each other.
Grizzly bear
Black bear

7. Red fox
Grizzly bear
Black bear
Giant panda
Sea star
Coral snake
Abert squirrel
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

8. Eubacteria Prokaryotic Unicellular
Autotrophic/heterotrophic/chemosynthetic
Reproduce asexually
Contain cell wall containing peptidoglycan
Some are mobile
Largest and most diverse kingdom
Live everywhere
Eubacteria

9. Bacteria
Bacillus (rod shaped)

11. E. coli

12. Plaque bacteria

13. Streptococcus

14. Archaebacteria Prokaryotic Unicellular
Autotrophic/heterotrophic/chemosynthetic
Reproduce asexually
Contain cell wall does not contain peptidoglycan
Some are mobile
DNA similar to eukaryotes
Live in extreme environments
Some are anaerobic (live without oxygen)

15. Under water sea vent

16. Hot springs

17. Protists Unicellular/multicellular Heterotrophic/autotrophic
Some have cell wall, chloroplasts, cilia, or flagella
Reproduce sexually or
asexually
Some are mobile
Eukaryotic

18. Amoeba

19. Amoeba

20. Paramecia showing food vacuoles containing dyed yeast.

21. Paramecium – X-rated

22. Diatoms……..my fav!

23. Different diatoms

24. Dinoflagellates

25. Red tide

26. Algae – multicellular protist

27. Kingdom Fungi Unicellular/multicellular Heterotrophic Eukaryotic cells
Other
Cell wall
Decomposer
Reproduce sexually or asexually
No chloroplasts
Non-mobile

28. Yeast

29. M U S H R O

30. Cool pic

31. Bracket fungus

33. White fungus
Tree fungus
Honeycomb fungus

34. Bird’s nest fungus
Those aren’t eggs, they’re spores; kinda like seeds.
Isn’t it cutie?

35. Plants Multicellular Autotrophic Eukaryotic Other Cell wall
Chloroplasts
Reproduce sexually or asexually
Non-mobile

36. Above: Rafflesia - one of the rainforest’s largest flowers
Above: Rafflesia - one of the rainforest’s largest flowers. 3 ft across and hold 6-7 qts. of water.
Right: world’s smallest plant; 12 can fit on head of a pin (enlarged lower right)

37. Another really big flower
Another really big flower! It smells like rotting flesh mixed with burnt sugar…nice!
Big cactus!

38. Unique Flowers

42. This is a plant. It has no chlorophyll. It has no photosynthesis
This is a plant! It has no chlorophyll! It has no photosynthesis! It’s weird! It’s a parasite! It used to be classified as a fungus!

46. Animals Eukaryotic Multicellular Heterotrophic Other No cell wall
No chloroplasts
Reproduce sexually or asexually
Most are mobile

47. Glass Sponge

48. Sea sponge

49. Coral

50. Coral polyps

51. Coral polyps

52. Echinoderms

54. Star Fish Feeding

55. Little tube feet

56. Tube feet up close and personal

57. Sea feather

58. Live sand dollar

60. Sea cucumber….. Ewe!

61. Giant clam

62. Clams with foot extended

63. Sea worms

64. Sea worms

65. More sea worms

66. nudibranch

67. nudibranch

68. More nudis!!

69. Last one

70. Insect carrying eggs

72. Duck-billed platypus with babies

73. Spiny ant eater (echidna)

74. Echidna egg in pouch

75. Vocabulary Assignment
Classification
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Species
Bacteria
Protist
Autotroph
Flagella
Cilia
Heterotroph
Amoeba