Classifying
Living Things
Taxonomy
Warm Up
 Complete the worksheet:
Introduction to Hierarchical
Classification
 What do you think it means to
classify?
 Why might it be useful to classify?
Shoe Classification Lab
 Listen to directions
 Do a few examples together
 Work with your table team to
complete the lab
Discussion
 Question 1
 Question 2
 Question 3
 Question 4
 Question 5
History of Classification
 Read with your table teams
 Take turns reading each paragraph
(popcorn reading)
 Underline any important details
(don’t underline too much)
 Be prepared to answer questions
Homework
 Use the reading to help you
answer questions A-G on
the handout
 Be sure to answer in
complete sentences
The
Classification
System
Review
 Binomial Nomenclature
 Language it’s written in
 Classifying
 Organism
 Taxonomy
 Carolus Linnaeus
Classification System: Notes
 Gives each organism a
name (genus, species)
 Creates groups based on
similar characteristics
Major Groups of the System
 Domain
 Kingdom
 Phylum
 Class
 Order
 Family
 Genus
 Species
 Did
 King
 Phillip
 Come
 Over
 For
 Good
 Spaghetti
Groups
 Domain includes sub-categories: Bacteria,
Eukaryotes, and Prokaryotes
 Kingdom is the largest group most
identified
 Phylum includes a large number of
different organisms with some similarities
 Species is the smallest and most specific
and within a species offspring can be
produced
Example
Kingdom
Animal
Animal
Animal
Animal
Phylum
Arthropoda
Arthropoda
Chordata
Mollusca
Class
Insecta
Arachnida
Mammalia
Gastropoda
Order
Diptera
Acarina
Carnivora
Pulmonata
Family
Muscidae
Ixodidae
Felidae
Limacidae
Genus
Musca
Dermacentor
Felis
Argiolimax
Species
domestica
variabilis
domestica
reticulatus
Common Name
house fly
dog tick
house cat
Gray garden slug
Homework: On notecard
Choose any animal and try to find the
full classification of that animal
Be able to share the genus and species
Memorize the order of the classification
system
The Five
Kingdoms
Warm Up
 In your own words, write the definitions for
the following (on the handout)
Classification
Organism
Taxonomy
Genus
Species
Carolus Linnaeus
Binomial Nomenclature
Notes
 The five kingdoms
1. Monerans
2. Protists
3. Fungi
4. Plants
5. Animals
Eukaryotic vs. Prokaryotic
(Domains)
Eukaryotic
Prokaryotic
Multicellular
Single-celled
Complex structure
Simple structure
Has a nucleus
No nucleus
DNA is found in the nucleus
DNA floats around in the
cell
Humans are eukaryotes
Have flagella to move
around (tail-like structure)
Includes bacteria and blue
green algae (cynobacteria)
1. Monerans
 Consists of one cell (unicellular)
 No nucleus (prokaryotic)
 Simple cell structures
 Two groups:
Autotrophs-organisms that can
make their own food
Heterotrophs-organisms that cannot
make their own food
2. Protists
 Unicellular
 Have a nucleus
 Some can move
 Can be autotrophs or
heterotrophs
Fungi
 Multicellular
 Heterotrophs
Plants
 Mostly multicellular
 autotrophs
Animals
 Multicellular
 Heterotrophs
 Complex Tissues and organ
systems
In-class work
 Use notes to finish your
vocabulary handout
 Start working on the study
guide