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Classification of Living Things

Explore the importance of classification in grouping organisms according to their characteristics and learn about the science of taxonomy. Discover the early systems of classification, the development of binomial nomenclature, and the significance of scientific names. Gain insight into the eight classification groups and their hierarchical structure.

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Classification of Living Things

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  1. Classification of Living Things Diversity of Life

  2. What is classification? • the grouping of things according to characteristics • Taxonomy- the science of classifying organisms

  3. Early systems • Aristotle- grouped animals according to the way they moved • John Ray- the first to use the term “species”

  4. Binomial Nomenclature • Developed by Linnaeus • Two-name system • How we write scientific names

  5. What is a scientific name? • Combination of the genus and species • italicized or underlined • Genus-capitalized • Species- lower-case • Canus familiaris

  6. Questions • What is classification? • Why is classifying living things important? • What is taxonomy? • Describe binomial nomenclature.

  7. 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?

  8. Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Eight classification groups of living things

  9. Questions • What are the eight classification groups? • Dear KingPhillip Came Over For Good Spaghetti

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