Classification

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Classification

• Aka taxonomy

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What is taxonomy?

• Developed by Carolus Linnaeus
• The science of identifying, classifying and
  naming living things.
• Groups living things together by their physical
  similarities.

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How does it work?

• Organisms are classified from groups that are
  general into groups that are more specific.
• From largest to smallest these groups
  are kingdom phylum class order family genus speci
  es
• The genus and species together make up an
  organisms scientific name.

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Which animal is this?
Kingdom Animalia Its an animal
Phylum Chordata Its an animal with a backbone
Class Mammalia It has a backbone and gives birth
to live young
Order Carnivora It has a backbone and gives birth
to live young and has specialized teeth for
tearing meat
Family Felidae Member of the cat family.
Genus Felis Cats that cant roar
Species domesticus A specific member of the Genus
Felis
This is the classification of a housecat from
general (kingdom) to specific (species)
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Kingdoms

• Every living thing is classified into one of 6
  kingdoms.

Plantae
Animalia
These kingdoms are
Fungi
Protista
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
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Kingdom Monera

• Kingdoms Eubacteria and Archaebacteria are
  sometimes combined into this one kingdom.
• All members of this kingdom are unicellular
• All members of this kingdom are prokaryotic.

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Kingdom Plantae

• All members of this kingdom are multicellular.
• All members of this kingdom are producers.
• All members of this kingdom are eukaryotic.

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Kingdom Fungi

• All members of this kingdom are eukaryotic.
• Most members of this kingdom are multicellular.
• All members of this kingdom are decomposers.

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Kingdom Protista

• All members of this kingdom are eukaryotic.
• Most members of this kingdom are unicellular.
• Members of this kingdom can be producers,
  consumers or decomposers.

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Kingdom Animalia

• All members of this kingdom are multicellular.
• All members of this kingdom are consumers.
• All members of this kingdom are eukaryotic.

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Animals

• All animals fit into one of two groups
  vertebrates and invertebrates.
• Every animal belongs to one of nine phyla

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Phylum Porifera

• Means full of pores
• Sponges
• Simplest of all animals.
• Eat by filtering food through their pores.

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Phylum Cnidaria

• Means nettle
• Animals that have specialized stinging cells.
• Have basic nerves.
• Jellyfish and sea anemones.

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Phylum Platyhelminthes

• Flatworms
• Have the beginning or a nervous system

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Phylum Nematoda

• Roundworms
• All members of this phylum are parasitic.
• Have a simple nervous system.

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Phylum Annelida

• Worms that have a body of repeating segments.
• Have a brain and circulatory system.
• Earthworms and leeches.

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Phylum Mollusca

• All mollusks have a soft body.
• Some mollusks are protected by a shell.
• Have a circulatory system and a more complex
  nervous system.
• Octopus, snail and clam.

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Phylum Arthropoda

• Means jointed foot
• Largest group of animals on earth.
• Have jointed limbs.
• Have segmented bodies
• Have an exoskeleton.
• Have a head and brain.
• Spiders, crabs, insects

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Phylum Echinodermata

• Means spiny skin
• Have an endoskeleton
• Have a water vascular system.
• Sea stars

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Phylum Chordata

• Have a spinal cord, which is part of an advanced
  nervous system.
• Almost all chordates are vertebrates.
• All vertebrates have a bony skeleton.
• Includes fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and
  mammals.