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ClassificationGrouping Organisms
Classification
• Scientists arrange organisms into groups based on physical traits.
• Taxonomy- the study of classifying organisms.
• We group things in our life according to their similarities.
• Examples: grocery stores, libraries, video stores
Levels of Classification
• Domains- largest• Kingdom• Phylum• Class• Order• Family• Genus• Species - smallest
Mnemonic Device
• Dear Domain• King Kingdom• Phillip Phylum• Came Class• Over Order• For Family• Green Genus• Soup Species
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6 Kingdoms
• Animal• Plant• Fungi• Protist• Archaea• Bacteria
Examples
• Animal Kingdom - Examples : Humans, dogs, jellyfish, & bee
• Plant Kingdom - Examples: Moss, Maple Tree, Roses & Dandelions
• Fungi Kingdom– Examples: mold, mushrooms, yeast
• Protist Kingdom– Examples: amoeba, euglena, paramecium
• Archaea Kingdom– Examples: unicellular and live in extreme places
• Bacteria Kingdom– Examples: streptococci, bacillus
Classification of a Spotted Turtle
• Domain- Eukarya• Kingdom- Animal• Phylum- Chordata• Class- Reptilia• Order- Testudines• Family- Emydidae• Genus- Clemmys• Species- guttata
Classification of a Human
• Domain- Eurkarya• Kingdom- Animalia• Phylum- Chordata• Class- Mammalia• Order- Primates• Family- Hominidae• Genus- Homo• Species- sapiens
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Binomial Nomenclature
• System for naming species that uses 2 names (Genus, Species)
• Most names are in Latin
• Genus is capitalized, species is lower cased
• Italicized or underlined
• Example: Felis catus