1. FIRST ASSIGNMENT: 1.Turn in Papers and Posters. 2.Start a new section in your binders: Chapter 18: Classification. 3. With your lab partner, arrange the organisms cards on your desk into groups. (You choose the groups and method of organization).

2. Make Two Groups… PLANTS ANIMALS Any problems? Questions?

3. GOAL 2: Aristotle Classified organisms into two groups:

4. GOAL 3: Linnaeus MORPHOLOGYClassified organisms into hierarchical categories based on MORPHOLOGY (form and structure).

5. GOAL 4: SEVEN LEVELS OF CLASSIFICATION KingdomGeneral Phylum Class Order Family Genus Speciesspecific “King Henry Came Over For Green Spinach”

6. GOAL 5: Binomial Nomenclature Giving organisms TWO-PART scientific names FIRST NAME: Genus SECOND NAME: species Italics LATIN- UNIVERSAL name, used by scientists all over the word

7. GOAL 5: Binomial Nomenclature EXAMPLES of Scientific Names: Homo sapiens - Humans

8. GOAL 1: Taxonomy Branch of biology that NAMES and GROUPS organisms according to their characteristics and evolutionary history

9. GOAL 1: Why classify? 1. To organize information about different kinds of organisms 2. To identify unknown organisms 3. To show relationships among organisms

10. What else do you classify?

11. Tonight’s Homework: Read pages 237-239 in textbook. Complete the Homework questions on your handout.

12. Knowledge Check: 1. What is taxonomy? 2. Name one reason why it is important to classify living things. 3. What was wrong with Aristotle’s system of classification? 4. Name the 7 levels of classification.