1. Classification

2. How would you classify these shapes?

3. Level 1 Classification Blue Pink

4. Level 2 Classification Square Heart Circle Triangle

5. Which level is more specific? Square Heart Circle Triangle Blue Pink A. Level 1 B. Level 2

6. Why is Classification Important? To Study the Diversity of Life To name organisms Group organisms in a logical manner that has a biological meaning

8. Did King Philip Come Over For Good Spaghetti? omain ingdom hylum lass rder amily enus pecies D K P C O F G S Seven classification groups of living things Broadest More Specific Most Specific

10. At what classification level do we (humans and lions) go our separate ways? A.Phylum (Chordata) B.Class (Mammalia) C.Order (Carnivora) D.Family (Felidae)

11. Human Classification Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Eukarya Animalia Chordata Mammalia Primates Hominidae Homo Sapiens

12. The 3 domains Archaea (Prokaryote) Bacteria (Prokaryote) Eukarya (Eukaryote)

13. Archea –Archaebacteria Bacteria –Eubacteria Eukaryotes A. Fungi B. Protista C. Animalia D. Plantae The 6 kingdoms Archea –Archaebacteria Bacteria –Eubacteria Eukarya –Fungi –Protista –Animalia –Plantae

14. Animal Phyla There are 38 animal phyla 97% of animal species are invertebrates –Cnidaria –Platyhelminthes –Annelida –Porifera –Mollusca –Arthropoda There is only one phylum for vertebrates –Chordata

15. There are 16 classes of chordates 10 of them are different classes of fish The others are: –Reptilia –Aves –Amphibia –Mammalia Chordata Classes

16. There over 30 orders of mammals Here are a few –Carnivora –Primates –Rodentia –Lagomorpha –Cetacea –Chiroptera –Proboscidea –Sirenia Mammalian Orders

17. Which Similiarities are most Important? A. Looks B. Habitat C. Food D. Locomotion E. Evolution –Phylogeny-evolutionary relationships among organisms Scientists group organisms based on evolutionary descent or phylogeny

18. Name that organism Taxonomy- scientists classify organisms and assign each organism a universally accepted name.

19. Which level of classification is more specific than Genus? A.Kingdom B.Class C.Family D.Species

20. Binomial Nomenclature Developed by Linnaeus Two-name system Each organism has a genus and a species name First name (genus); second name (species)

21. Are You Paying Attention? A.Yes B.Mostly C.Not Really D.Not at All

22. Binomial Nomenclature Combination of the genus and species name of an organism is a scientific name Scientific names of organisms are always italicized or underlined Genus name is capitalized Species name is lower-case