Classification

1. Classification Biodiversity:

2. CLASSIFICATION Success Criteria: • I can state what is meant by the term classification. • I can describe the difference between invertebrates and vertebrates and their subdivisions using examples. • I can describe the differences between plants that are flowering or non-flowering.

3. Classification 3 mins What does classification mean? Why is it important? Individual, pair and share First, answer this question on your own and then discuss it with your partner, and then with your class!

4. The Classification System All living things are classified into five main groups called kingdoms. Most living things belong to the animal kingdomor the plant kingdom. living things Bacteria (prokaryotes) plants animals fungi Protoctists

5. Animal Kingdom Vertebrates Invertebrates Spiders Mammals Insects Fish Crustaceans Reptiles Molluscs Amphibians Birds

6. SPIDERS: • Characteristics: • No backbone • 8 legs • 2 body parts • a web used to catch food such as insects • Cold-blooded • Examples: • Tarantulas • Daddy Long Legs • Black widow spider

7. INSECTS • Characteristics: • No backbone • 3 body segments • Most insects have wings • Have antennae • Have a heart but they don’t have blood • Examples: • Ant • Dragon fly • Praying mantis

8. MOLLUSCS • Characteristics: • No backbone • Their bodies are un-segmented • Many have shells • Some live in water • They are soft bodied • They have two pairs of gills • Molluscs have a muscular foot or tentacles • Most feed on plants • Examples: • Snail • Clam • squid

9. CRUSTACEANS • Characteristics: • No backbone • Live in water • Have exoskeleton or hard outer shell which protects their body • Have antennae • 6-8 jointed legs • Segmented body • Examples: • Crab • Lobster • Shrimp • crayfish

10. BIRDS • Characteristics: • Have a backbone • Breathe through lungs • Warm-blooded • Have beak or a bill • Have various types of feathers • Birds lay hard shell eggs • 2 wings • Examples: • Blue Jay • Great Blue Heron • Great Horned Owl

11. AMPHIBIANS • Characteristics: • Have a backbone • Most lay eggs • Their eggs have no shells • They use gills, lungs and skin to breathe • They have a three chamber heart • They are cold blooded • They have four legs • They use webbed feet • Examples: • Frog • Toad • Salamander • newt

12. REPTILES • Characteristics: • Have a backbone • Cold blooded • Four legs • Dry skin • Scales protect body • Examples: • Turtles • Crocodiles • snakes

13. MAMMALS • Characteristics: • Have a backbone • Warm blooded • Breathe through lungs • Born by a live birth • Adults have teeth • Examples: • Humans • Guinea pigs • Whales • monkeys

14. FISH • Characteristics: • Have a backbone • They breathe through gills • They have fins to help them swim • Fish are cold blooded animals • They lay eggs to reproduce • They have an endoskeleton or internal framework of the body • Examples: • Rainbow trout • Musky • Salmon

15. 7D Classification - Vertebrates Classifying Vertebrates Complete the table of features for each type of vertebrate. mammals birds reptiles amphibians fish hairy or furry skin tough skin with scales soft, moist skin (no scales) body covering scales feathers how it breathes lungs lungs lungs lungs gills mostly on land mostly on land on land and in water on land in water where it lives how offspring are produced most young born alive lay eggs (in water) lay eggs lay eggs lay eggs 5 mins Vertebrates are classified into 5 groups.

16. Confidence Check Show from 1-5 on how confident you are on each success criteria. 1 is not at all confident, 5 is super confident Success criteria • I can state what is meant by the term classification. • I can describe the difference between invertebrates and vertebrates and their subdivisions using examples.

17. Which group do I belong to? Boys vs. Girls. One boy and onegirl will go head to head in the ‘Which group do I belong?’ to game show! I will read out a number of clues; when you think you know which group the animal (vertebrate) belongs to, you must call out your buzzer noise! Girls – bang! Boys – pop! Then the whole class will be asked a question. Then, we start again with a different boy and girl.

18. Which group do I belong to? Score out of 4? • I live mainly in water. • I feed my young on milk. • I am covered in brown fur. • My body temperature is around 30oC. • I have a beak that I search for food with on the river bottom. • The males of my species have a venomous spike on their hind legs. • Duck –Billed Platypus • Student Task! Write down the numbers of the features in the passage that make the Duck-Billed platypus a mammal. I am a Mammal!

19. Which group do I belong to? Score out of 4? • Basilisk Lizard • I have green and brown moist skin. • I can run on water. • I lay about 20 jelly covered eggs at a time in water. • I am cold blooded. • I feed on both flowers and small animals. • I live in trees and on river banks. http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8303000/8303740.stm • Student Task! Write down the numbers of the features in the passage that make the Basilisk lizard an amphibian. I am an Amphibian!

20. Which group do I belong to? Score out of 4? • Loggerhead Turtle • I live in water and breathe through lungs. • My skin is covered in pale brown dry scales. • I lay tough leathery eggs on land. • I am cold blooded. • I feed on invertebrates like crabs and clams. • I can live for over 39 years. • Student Task! Write down the numbers of the features in the passage that make the Loggerhead Turtle a reptile. I am a reptile!

21. Which group do I belong to? Score out of 2? • Vampire Bat • I live in caves and dark places. • I have a wing span of 18cm and I can fly. • I give birth to live young and feed them on milk. • I weigh 57 grams and my body is covered in brown fur. • As an adult I only feed on blood. • I live up to 9 years. • Student Task! Write down the numbers of the features in the passage that make the Vampire bat a mammal. I am a Mammal!

22. Which group do I belong to? Score out of 2? • Emu • I am covered in brown feathers. • I can run at around 50 Km/hr. • I lay eggs with hard shells. • I eat stones that help me to digest my food. • I eat plants and small insects. • I live up to 30years. • Student Task! Write down the numbers of the features in the passage that make the Emu a bird. I am a Bird!

23. Plant classification 5 mins Mosses: They have simple leaves and shallow roots, with no proper vascular systems. The leaves are very small and are not covered with a waterproof, waxy cuticle layer. Mosses, Angiosperm and Lichen are often found in damp areas as they dry out easily. They reproduce using spores. Ferns: They have proper roots and stems, and leaf-like fronds. The leaves are not covered in a waterproof, waxy cuticle layer and so they dry out easily and are generally found in damp places. They do have a vascular system. They reproduce using spores. Conifers: They have vascular tissues. They are large plants with proper roots and stems and needle-shaped leaves with a waxy cuticle. They are good at surviving in dry or cold climates. They reproduce using seeds found in cones. Flowering Plants:They have vascular tissues. They have proper roots and stems and have flowers. Their leaves are large and flat and have a waxy cuticle. They reproduce using seeds found in fruits.

24. Coniferous Trees • Leaves like needles e.g. pine and spruce trees • Leaves like scales e.g. Cedar trees

25. Deciduous Trees • These types of trees have broad leaves