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Classification

Classification. Classification is the process of grouping things together on the basis of the features they have in common. It provides us with a kind of filing system to organize our knowledge. The Living Kingdoms. There are five living kingdoms. moneras protists fungi plants animals.

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Classification

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  1. Classification

  2. Classification is the process of grouping things together on the basis of the features they have in common.

  3. It provides us with a kind of filing system to organize our knowledge.

  4. TheLivingKingdoms

  5. There are five living kingdoms • moneras • protists • fungi • plants • animals

  6. Known species in world monera 10,000+ protist 250,000+ fungi 100,000+ plant 250,000+ animal 1 million+

  7. MONERAS

  8. one-celled organismNO nucleuscannot move on its own Example: bacteria

  9. PROTISTS PROTISTS

  10. one-celled organismhas nucleuscan move on its own Examples: algae, amoebas, paramecium

  11. FUNGI

  12. no chlorophyll to make own food from sunlight like plantsmust dissolve and absorb foods Examples: molds, mildew, yeast, rust, mushrooms

  13. PLANTS

  14. Use chlorophyll and sunlight to make their own food (photosynthesis) Examples: trees, flowers, bushes, ferns, grasses

  15. ANIMALS ANIMALS

  16. must eat other animals or plants to survive Example: horse, seal, snakes, camels, tigers, hamsters, spiders, squid, man

  17. There are two main groups of animals- vertebrates and invertebrates.

  18. vertebrates vertebrates

  19. Vertebrates are basically animals that have a backbone or spinal column.

  20. vertebrates • fish • amphibians • reptiles • birds • mammals

  21. fish • cold-blooded • lay eggs • scales or bony plates • some have cartilage, not bones • live in water • gills and fins

  22. examples sharks, swordfish, sea horse, goldfish, manta rays, eels

  23. amphibians • cold-blooded • usually lay eggs in water • breathe air through skin and with lungs • usually 4 feet without claws • mostly insectivores

  24. examples frogs, newts, toads, salamanders

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