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Classification of Living Things

Classification of Living Things. Mrs. Cooper 2011. Why do we classify things?. Think of something in your life that is organized? How is it organized? Why does this help you? Classification of living things is the same as items that are organized in everyday life.

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Classification of Living Things

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  1. Classification of Living Things Mrs. Cooper 2011

  2. Why do we classify things? • Think of something in your life that is organized? How is it organized? Why does this help you? • Classification of living things is the same as items that are organized in everyday life. • It helps scientist to organize the millions of living things that are found on Earth.

  3. Learning Targets • I can IDENTIFY the 6 Kingdoms used to classify living things. • I can IDENTIFY the 7 levels of classification • I can IDENTIFY patterns used to classify living things • I can DESCRIBE/EXPLAIN how these patterns are used to classify living things • I can use these patterns to CLASSIFY organisms into the correct taxonomy • I can CREATE a mobile showing the correct taxonomy of a specific animal

  4. What is a Living Thing? • A living thing must have most of the following qualities: • Move from place to place or make things inside it move around • Eat to get energy for breathing, moving and growth • Grow during its lifetime • Breathe in gases needed for life • Change as it reacts to changes in the environment and their body’s needs • Reproduce with its own kind to create the next generation

  5. 6 Kingdoms

  6. Monera

  7. PROTISTA • Single Celled like Monera, but can MOVE! Uses Cilia, Flagellum or propulsion to move around. • Some use photosynthesis for food, others can absorb nutrients directly from their environment. • Can live in complete darkness. • MALARIA is caused by a protist.

  8. FUNGI • MULTICELLULAR! • Can Reproduce sexually or asexually. • Were once classified with Plants. • Prefer Dark Areas. • Get Food from decaying organic matter(Rotting Logs, Leaf Litter, or Dead Animals)

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