2. Classification of Living Things Diversity of Life

3. What is classification? w Classification is the grouping of things according to characteristics w The science of classifying organisms is known as taxonomy

4. Early classification systems w Aristotle grouped animals according to the way they moved

5. Binomial Nomenclature w Developed by Linnaeus w Two-name system w Each organism has a genus and a species name w First name (genus); second name (species)

6. What is a scientific name? w Combination of the genus and species name of an organism w Scientific names of organisms are always italicized or underlined: (Genus is capitalized; species name is lower-case)

7. Seven classification groups of living things w Kingdom w Phylum w Class w Order w Family w Genus w Species

8. w Kings Play Cards On Fat Green Stools

9. w Choose an animal out of the beaker w Use the laptop to find its classification from Kingdom to species w What is the Genus species name?

10. w We can figure out where animals belong in the different kingdoms and even down to genus species level using a dichotomous key

11. w a dichotomous key is like a choose your own ending book w It has a question or choice and you observe and then follow the dirctions

12. w Complete the silly dichotomous keys for the fictional organisms

13. w What is a dichotomous key? w How does it work?

14. w Now, look at the list of items found in the classroom. F