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To put things into groups based on common characteristics.
Classification To put things into groups based on common characteristics.
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Six Kingdoms of Living Things
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Animal Kingdom mammals birds reptiles fish amphibians
crustaceans insects arachnids
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Plant Kingdom trees flowers fruit
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Mushrooms yeast puffballs
Fungi Kingdom Mushrooms yeast puffballs
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euglena paramecium ameoba
Protist Kingdom euglena paramecium ameoba
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Eubacteria (true bacteria)
Most bacteria are found in this kingdom.
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Archaebacteria (ancient bacteria)
“Archaebacteria are found in extreme environments such as hot boiling water and thermal vents under conditions with no oxygen or highly acid environments” Yellowstone National Park was one of the first places where archaebacteria were discovered in the 1980’s
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Taxonomy Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species General
Specific
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Naming Living Things Common name – what a living thing is commonly called Scientific name – name for a living thing used by scientists - Made up of two Latin words - First word is its genus name - Second word is its species name Ursus maritimus
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Guess that living thing!
animalia Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species vertebrata mammalia carnivora felidae panthera tigris
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Tiger Panthera tigris
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Subspecies by location
Siberian tiger Panthera tigris altaica Sumatran tiger Panthera tigris sumatrae
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Guess that living thing!
animalia Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species vertebrata reptilia crocodilia crocodilidae alligator mississippienis
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American alligator Alligator mississippienis
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Guess that living thing!
Animalia Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Vertebrata Mammalia Proboscidea Elephantidea Loxodonte africana
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African elephant Loxodonte africana
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Guess that living thing!
animalia Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species vertebrata mammalia carnivora canidae canis lupus
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Gray wolf Canis lupus
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Guess that living thing!
Animalia Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species arthropoda insecta orthoptera mantidae matis religiosa
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Praying mantis Matis religiosa
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