Classification of Living Things

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)