1. Classification of Living Things Day 1 Comprehensive Science 1 Periods 1, 2, 4, 5

2. Bell Ringer

3. Bell Ringer Answer A system of organization in which people or things are ranked one above the other

4. Learning Goals for Classification

5. Classification Vocabulary 1.Characteristics – a feature or quality belonging to an organism that helps identify it. 2.Sensitivity – having a high sense of feeling for surroundings 3.Respiration – the action of breathing 4.Classification – organizing something according to similar features 5.Taxonomy – the study or use of scientific classification 6.binomial nomenclature – a system of naming organisms that uses two parts; the species name and genus name. 7.Linnaean system – a system of grouping organisms, into a hierarchical series, according to shared characteristics. 8.Domain – the highest rank of organisms in taxonomy 9.Kingdom – The rank under Domain that contains all the other orders of classification 10.Phylum - the main subdivision of Kingdoms in taxonomic classification

6. Classification Vocabulary 11.class – a major taxonomic rank below Phylum and above Order. 12.order - a taxonomic rank below Class that contains families sharing a common set of characteristics; 13.family – one of the eight major taxonomic groups classified below Order. 14.Genus – The first name in binomial nomenclature that identifies organisms through classification. 15.Species – the lowest taxonomic rank, and most specific unit of classification in binomial nomenclature. 16.Taxonomic Key - a device used by biologists for identifying unknown organisms. 17.Archaea –prokaryotic organisms thought to be the earliest living organisms. 18.Protist – a group of eukaryotic organisms classified in the Kingdom hierarchy that are mostly unicellular

7. Characteristics of living things https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juxLuo-sH6M

8. Characteristics of living things In order to be considered living, an organism must have all 7 characteristics! The 7 characteristics of Living Things 1.It must be able to Move – changing position 2.it must have Respiration - breathe 3.It must have Sensitivity to it’s environment – react to environmental changes 4.It must use Nutrition – eat for energy 5.It must have Excretion – get rid of waste products 6.It must Reproduce – have offspring to increase population 7.It must Grow – increase in size by making more cells MRS NERG

9. Characteristics of living things