1. Harcourt Science Unit A Chapter 2
Classification
Harcourt Science
Unit A
Chapter 2
Mrs.Strand
6th grade
Lockwood Middle School

2. Kingdoms Terms: Classification Linnaean System Animalia Plantae Fungi
Protista
Monera
Adaptation

3. Kingdom Notes Outline Classification of Living Things
Why do we need to classify?
G_____________
D _____________
Relationships
Without classifications, scientists wouldn’t be able to share information about ALL of THOSE organisms!
How living things are classified
Not ONE correct system
Father of modern classification system __________ __________
____________ & ___________ are important characteristics to consider when classifying

4. Some scientists claim that there are six or seven kingdoms
Plantae
have c ____ ___ & “have sprouts or shoots”
Make their own food
Animalia
have multi- _______ & can move
Fungi
- mostly multicellular, take in food & can’t move
- “sponge-like”
Protista
Mostly s_______-celled
Some have cell walls
Can take in food or make their own
Many can move
- “primitive”
Monera
________ -celled
No nucleus
Include bacteria

5. How Kingdoms are Subdivided
Terms:
Genus
Species
Dichotomous Key

6. How Kingdoms are Subdivided
Grouping living things
_______ described several different levels
A total of ___ levels is now used to classify organisms
As you move down the levels, the organisms are more and more __________

7. Seven Layers Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Animals
Chordata
Mammal
Carnivor
Primate
Homo
Sapien
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8. Naming living things
According to ______ we use the latin names of the G______ & S________
Genus means “kind”
Species usually refers to what it looks like or where it _____

9. Using a key
Di- chotomous = 2 parts
usually “yes”/”no” responses
Look at page A56 at the dichotomous key
Answer the  question

10. Developing a Dichotomous Key
At each step this key asks the reader to decide which of two statements best describes the organism he or she is trying to identify. The reader then moves on to the next pair of statements until the organism is identified. Many dichotomous keys contain simple yes/no questions about a particular trait.
A yes/no question
If yes, continue
If no, stop here
As you keep isolating traits,
the identifying characteristic
becomes evident.