Transcript Classification of Living Things

Test 3 Section: Bellringer #1
Write one paragraph (5-7 sentences)
explaining how something is
organized in a room of your house.
How are these items grouped
together? Why?
Diversity of Life
IMAGINE THIS…..
Your parent asked you to go into Wal-Mart
and grab a few items like milk, cereal, and
bread.
You agree and when you walk into the store
nothing is grouped. There are no aisle
numbers, no signs, nothing…just complete
CHAOS!
How would that make you feel?
Probably feel like this…..
What is classification?
Classification is the grouping of
things according to
characteristics or similarities
The science of classifying
organisms is known as taxonomy
Early classification systems
Aristotle grouped animals
according to the way they moved
John Ray was the first to use the
term “species”
Binomial Nomenclature
Developed by Linnaeus
Two-name system
Each organism has a genus and
a species name
First name (genus); second
name (species)
What is a scientific name?
Combination of the genus and
species name of an organism
Scientific names of organisms
are always italicized or
underlined: (Genus is
capitalized; species name is
lower-case)
Questions
What is classification?
Why is classifying living things
important?
What is taxonomy?
Describe binomial
nomenclature.
Questions
Who developed a system for
naming living organisms?
For what is John Ray known?
What is a scientific name of an
organism and how is it written?
Eight classification groups of
living things
Domain
Family
Kingdom
Genus
Phylum
Species
Class
Order
The 3 Domains of Life
The 3 Domains of Life
Archaea Bacteria
Found in some of the most extreme
environments on Earth, including hot
springs, salty water, swamps, and
intestines of cows!
Their structure and chemical makeup
differ from modern day bacteria.
The 3 Domains of Life
Eukarya
 Organisms within this kingdom are eukaryotes.
 Their cells contain nuclei.
 Plants, Animals, Fungi, & Protists
Questions
What are the 8 classification
groups?
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