The Classification of Living Things

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Essential Question

How are living things organized?

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Organization• Taxonomy – the study of how living things are

classified• 7 levels: Broad to more specific• The more levels organisms have in common,

the more characteristics they share

The Levels

Kingdom• At least 5 kingdoms, some scientist say 6• They are classified by how they obtain (get)

food & number of cells

The Kingdoms

Phylum• Phylum in the Plant Kingdom are sometimes

called divisions.– Plants divided into 2 groups: vascular and

nonvascular• Animal Kingdom – 35 phylum – These phyla can be classified into 2 groups:

vertebrates and invertebrates

Class, Order, Family• These levels become more specific & include

fewer organisms that have a lot in common as you move down the levels

Genus• Closely related organisms• The first word in an organism’s scientific name

Species• All organisms that can breed and produce fertile

young (their offspring can have offspring)• Second word in an organism’s scientific name.

Scientific Name• Genus then species• Written in itlacs (slanted writing) with genus

capitalized

Canis lupusPinus taeda

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MushroomHoney Bee

Kingdom Plant Animal Fungi Animal

Phylum Angiosperms Arthropoda Basidiomycota Arthropoda

Class Eudicots Insecta Anaricomycetes Insecta

Order Caryophyllales Pterygota Agaricales Hymenoptera

Family Droseraceae Neoptera Agaricaceae Apidae

Genus Dionaea Acanthops Agaricus Apis

Species muscipula falcataria bisporus cerana