Name_______ 6__ Lesson 4B – Classifying Animals Sept. __ Why do scientists need a common classification system for living things?

Name_______ 6__ Lesson 4B – Classifying Animals Sept. __ Why do scientists need a common classification system for living things? Communication

Name_______ 6__ Lesson 4B – Classifying Animals Sept. __ Why do scientists need a common classification system for living things? Communication Common language Latin

Name_______ 6__ Lesson 4B – Classifying Animals Sept. __ Why do scientists need a common classification system for living things? Communication Common language Makes it easier to identify organisms. Easier to tell living things apart.

Name_______ 6__ Lesson 4B – Classifying Animals Sept. __ Why do scientists need a common classification system for living things? Communication Common language Makes it easier to identify organisms. Easier to tell living things apart. To separate and sort different types of living things; to group or organize living things in the same way.

Name_______ 6__ Lesson 4B – Classifying Animals Sept. __

Name________ 6__ Lesson 4B – Classifying Animals Sept. __ Backbones (Vertebrates) No backbones (Invertebrates)

ANIMALS Backbones (Vertebrates) No backbones (Invertebrates) F A R M B Name_______ 6__ Lesson 4B – Classifying Animals Sept. __ ANIMALS Backbones (Vertebrates) No backbones (Invertebrates) F A R M B

Backbones (Vertebrates) No backbones (Invertebrates) Name_______ 6__ Lesson 4B – Classifying Animals Sept. __ ANIMALS Backbones (Vertebrates) No backbones (Invertebrates) Fish Amphibians Reptiles Mammals Birds

Backbones (Vertebrates) No backbones (Invertebrates) Name_______ 6__ Lesson 4B – Classifying Animals Sept. __ ANIMALS Backbones (Vertebrates) No backbones (Invertebrates) Fish Arthropods Amphibians Reptiles Mammals Birds

Backbones (Vertebrates) No backbones (Invertebrates) Name_______ 6__ Lesson 4B – Classifying Animals Sept. __ ANIMALS Backbones (Vertebrates) No backbones (Invertebrates) Fish Arthropods Amphibians Reptiles Mammals Birds insects (6 legs)

Backbones (Vertebrates) No backbones (Invertebrates) Name_______ 6__ Lesson 4B – Classifying Animals Sept. __ ANIMALS Backbones (Vertebrates) No backbones (Invertebrates) Fish Arthropods Amphibians Reptiles Mammals Birds insects (6 legs) spiders, scorpions etc. (8 legs)

Backbones (Vertebrates) No backbones (Invertebrates) Name_______ 6__ Lesson 4B – Classifying Animals Sept. __ ANIMALS Backbones (Vertebrates) No backbones (Invertebrates) Fish Arthropods Amphibians Reptiles Mammals Birds insects (6 legs) spiders, scorpions etc. (8 legs) Centi-, millipedes (many legs)

Backbones (Vertebrates) No backbones (Invertebrates) Name_______ 6__ Lesson 4B – Classifying Animals Sept. __ ANIMALS Backbones (Vertebrates) No backbones (Invertebrates) Fish Arthropods Amphibians Reptiles Mammals Birds insects (6 legs) spiders, scorpions etc. (8 legs) Centi-, millipedes (many legs) Crustaceans

Backbones (Vertebrates) No backbones (Invertebrates) Name_______ 6__ Lesson 4B – Classifying Animals Sept. __ ANIMALS Backbones (Vertebrates) No backbones (Invertebrates) Fish Arthropods Amphibians Sponges Reptiles Stingers Mammals Annelids Birds Mollusks Echinoderms insects (6 legs) spiders, scorpions etc. (8 legs) Centi-, millipedes (many legs) Crustaceans

Name_______ 6__ Lesson 4B – Classifying Animals Sept. __