6 th Grade Science. The study of classifying organisms.
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6th Grade Science
The study of classifying organisms
Why do we use taxonomy?Keep order of living
thingsCommunicate in the
same language with other scientists around the world
Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist, established taxonomy in the 18th century.
•Body Systems•Shape•Size•Color•How it gets food
The number of animals in each group gets smaller as you move down.
General
Specific
•Make up a sentence to remember the levels of classification.•Use the same first letters as the first letters in each level.
Kingdom King
Phylum Phillip
Class Cuts
Order Onions
Family For
Genus Good
Species Students
My sentence: King Phillip cuts onions for good students.
• Each species has a scientific name
• The two most specific levels are used.
• Genus species• Panthera tigris = tiger
Vertebrate: With a backbone
Invertebrate: Without a backbone
Endoskeleton: Skeleton on the inside of body
Exoskeleton: Skeleton on the outside of body
Endothermic: Warm-blooded
Exothermic: Cold-blooded