1. November 16, 2015 Title: Classification of Organisms
Challenge: How do microbes fit into the classification of living organisms?
Concepts/Vocabulary:
Taxonomy - Unicellular
Microbes - Multicellular
Protists
Bacteria
Archaea

2. Getting Started:
How could you classify these coins?

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Why classify?
Classifying helps organize and make sense of the many living things on earth.
Organisms are organized by:
physical characteristics
DNA
The branch of science dedicated to classification of living things called taxonomy.

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You are already familiar with classifying organisms!
Organelles
Plants
Animals
Nucleus X
Cell membrane
Cell wall
Mitochondria
Chloroplasts
Vacuoles

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There is an “official” classification system.
It’s called the 3 Domain system.
All life is split into one of three domains.

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Domain
Archaea
Bacteria
Eukarya
Kingdom
Archaea-bacteria
Eubacteria
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
Cell Type
Prokaryote
Eukaryote
# of Cells
unicellular
Most unicellular; a few multicellular
Most multicellular; a few unicellular
multicellular
Multi-cellular
Ex:
extreme-ophiles
bacteria
Amoeba Paramecium
Mushrooms, Bread mold, yeast
Mosses, ferns, trees
Insects, jellyfish, mammals

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Pneumonic device to help remember.

9. Dichotomous Keys:
Facilitators – be sure that you record the characteristics used to create your groupings.

10. Getting Started:
Facilitators – be sure that you record the characteristics used to create your groupings.

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