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1 Activity 75: Classifying Animals
Challenge What are some differences and similarities among animals?

2 Useful Vocabulary: Classification Genus Invertebrate/ Vertebrate
Kingdom Phylum/ Phyla Species

3 Getting Started What do (did) you collect? How did you sort your collections?

4 Follow the procedure in your groups to classify the 18 animal cards.
They should be in 4-8 groups Write down your groups in your journal. Procedure (E-21)

5 How would you describe each phyla?
Cnidarians Platyhelminthes Annelida Mollusca Arthropod Chordata

6 When you’re finished classifying…
Analysis Questions 1, 2, 3 in your journals.

7 3 Analysis Questions 1) Which categories did students (7th graders) use to classify animal cards? 2) Which categories did BIOLOGISTS use to classify animal cards? 3) How are the two systems of classification different?

8 Comparing Animals Cat Lion Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Felis Species: F. catus Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Panthera Species: P. leo

9 Comparing Animals Cat Dog Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Felis Species: F. catus Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae Genus: Canis Species: C. lupus

10 Comparing Animals Wolf Dog Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae Genus: Canis Species: C. lupus Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae Genus: Canis Species: C. lupus Subspecies: C. l. familiaris[1]

11 Comparing Animals Fish Lion Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Pomacentridae Genus: Amphiprion Species: A. percula Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Panthera Species: P. leo

12 Comparing Animals Black Bear Lion Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae Genus: Ursus Species: U. americanus Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Panthera Species: P. leo

13 Comparing Animals Black Bear Panda Bear Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae Genus: Ursus Species: U. americanus Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae Genus: Ailuropoda Species: A. melanoleuca

14 Comparing Animals Black Bear Polar Bear Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae Genus: Ursus Species: U. americanus Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae Genus: Ursus Species: U. maritimus

15 Comparing Animals Clown Fish Shark Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Pomacentridae Genus: Amphiprion Species: A. percula Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Superorder: Selachimorpha

16 Comparing Animals Human Lion Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Hominidae Genus: Homo Species: H. sapiens Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Panthera Species: P. leo

17 Comparing Animals Human Chimpanzee Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Hominidae Genus: Homo Species: H. sapiens Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Hominidae Genus: Pan Species: Pantroglodytes

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