Classification

1. Classification 9PB 28 May 2012

2. Quick Quiz - classification • Classification is a way of identifying similar sp_____ • Humans are classified as _________ • Frogs belong to ______ • Crocodiles belong to _________ • Rabbits belong to _________ • Tuis belong to the ________ or Aves class • Pisces is the name of the class that _____ belong to • Arachnida is the class name for ______ • Bats are ___________ • What was the All Whites score v Honduras?

3. Five Kingdoms • Animals ( vertebrate and invertebrates) • Plants • Fungi • Bacteria • Protista (algae, moulds, protozoans)

4. Classification

5. Mnemonic... • Kiwis • Play • Cricket • On • Flat • Green • Surfaces • Kingdom • Phylum • Class • Order • Family • Genus • Species

6. Some Rules! • Genus name is written with a capital letter • species name with a lower case • Write both names (Genus and species in italics e.g. Pinusradiataor underline Pinusradiata • Write it in full first time then shortcut P. Radiata • Or if you don’t know the species Pinus sp.

7. Animalia - vertebrates • Fish • Amphibians • Reptiles • Birds • Mammals

8. Animalia - invertebrates • Annelids • Molluscs • Arthropods • Echinoderms • Nematodes • Coelenterates • Platyhelminthes