1. Classification

2. MRS C GREN
Living organisms are able to perform all of MRS C GREN and non living cannot.

3. M R S C G E N
= movement
= reproduction
= sensing
= circulation
= growth
= respiration
= excretion
= nutrition

4. Movement is action carried out by a living organism e. g
Movement is action carried out by a living organism e.g. a flower opening or a horse walking

5. Reproduction is the ability of living organisms to make offspring which are similar to the parents

6. Sensing is the detection and response to changes in the environment

7. Circulation is the movement of substances (food, gases, waste) within an organism

8. Growth is change in an organism over time

9. Respiration is the use of energy from food molecules

10. Excretion is the removal of waste produced by the organism

11. Nutrition is making or getting food inside an organism

12. Differences between plants and animals
Are usually mobile and able to move limbs quickly
Obtain energy by eating other organisms

13. Have a nervous system and brain
Have well developed sense organs

14. Plants
Usually fixed or floating, can move some parts slowly
Make their own food using light

15. Have no nervous system or brain
Have no special sense organs

16. Grouping living things
There are trillions of living organisms on Earth.
They are sorted into smaller groups called species. The organisms in a species have common structures and behaviours and can breed together to make fertile offspring.

17. Dogs of different breeds look very different but they can all mate and produce fertile puppies. All dogs belong to one species.

18. Horses and donkeys look and behave similarly and they can mate to produce offspring called mules. Mules are infertile therefore horses and donkeys are different species.

19. So far scientists have identified about two million species
So far scientists have identified about two million species. This is still a large number so closely related species are grouped into a genus.
Similar genera are grouped into a family.
Similar families are grouped into an order.

20. Similar orders are grouped into a class.
Similar classes are grouped into a phylum.
And similar phyla are grouped into kingdoms.
There are five living kingdoms.

21. The Five Living Kingdoms

23. The Five Living Kingdoms
Animal Kingdom
Plant Kingdom
Fungi Kingdom
Protista Kingdom
Monera Kingdom

24. Animal Kingdom Multicellular with a nucleus Moving bodies and parts
Eat other organisms for food

25. Animal Kingdom

26. Plant Kingdom Multicellular with a nucleus
Immobile but have moving parts
Make their own food

28. Fungi Kingdom Multicellular with a nucleus Immobile
Eat other organisms for food (external digestion)

30. Protista Kingdom Single celled organisms with a nucleus Mobile
Some eat other cells
Some make own food (algae)

32. Monera Kingdom (Bacteria)
Single celled with no nucleus
Some are mobile
Have a range of different feeding methods

34. Binomial naming system
Every species is given a unique species name to avoid confusion. This name has two parts and is given in Latin.
For example, pine trees are named Pinus radiata and people are called Homo sapiens

35. Find out the common name of these NZ organisms
Diomeda epomophora = Royal Albatross
Agathis australis = Kauri
Ninox novaeseelandiae = Morepork

36. Find out the common name of these NZ organisms
Cordyline australis = Cabbage Tree (Ti Kouka)
Podocarpus totara = Totara
Apteryx australis = Brown Kiwi

37. Dichotomous key
Keys are used to identify unknown objects or put them into groups.
A dichotomous key has a series of questions which have two alternative answers.

40. They can take up a lot of room!

41. A dichotomous key to identify a duck, a hen, a lizard and a snake

42. Classifying animals All animals Animals with backbones
Animals without backbones

43. Write the group to which each animal belongs.
                            
                     
                      
Sample Dichotomous Key I. Body covering      A. not covered with hair or feathers - go to II      B. covered with hair or feathers - go to III II.  Skin Texture      A. smooth - Amphibian      B.  scaly - Reptile III. Skin Features      A. covered with feathers - Aves      B. covered with hair - Mammal
Mammal
Amphibian
Reptile
Aves

44. Construct a dichotomous key
Construct your own dichotomous key to classify the contents of your pencil case.

45. Dichotomous key for stationery
1a. Item made of at least some metal???????.go to 2
1b. Item does not contain any metal?? ??go to 6
2a. Item used as writing instrument?????..??go to 3
2b. Item not used as writing instrument????...?..go to 4
3a. Item writes with ink????? ????ballpoint pen
3b. Item writes with carbon?????..? ?pencil
4a. Item has sharp cutting edge????? ?scissors
4b. Item does not have a sharp, cutting edge? go to 5
5a. Item has a sharp, pointed end??? ???thumb tack
5b. Item does not have a sharp, pointed end??.....?..paper clip
6a. Item is hard????? ????????.go to 7
6b. Item is not hard ????? ??????..rubber band
7a. Item is numbered in equal divisions???.....??ruler
7b. Item not numbered in equal divisions?? ?go to 8
8a. Item can write on paper???? ???..pencil
8b. Item can't write on paper??? ?..go to 9
9a. Item has a sticky, central core?????....??..glue stick
9b. Item does not have a sticky, central core? ?..eraser