Classification of Organisms

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Classification of Organisms
Kingdom Animalia
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Scientific Taxa

• Kingdom
• Phylum
• Class
• Order
• Family
• Genus
• Species

Kings Play Chess On Fine Grain Sand
As you move down the list, the categories become
more and more specific. Ex. Kingdoms Plant,
Animal, Protist etc SpeciesSouthern Leopard
Frog, Honey Mushroom, or White Oak
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Two Phyla of Animals

• Vertebrates and Invertebrates

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DO NOW

• What phylum would you classify an octopus in?
• What is a 2 physical characteristics of an
  arthropod?
• Ornithorhynchus anatinus is the scientific name
  of a duck billed platypus
• What is the genus?
• What is the species?

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Vertebrates

• Susan B. Anthony Middle School
• 7th Grade Life Science
• Mr. Pezzuto

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Animals With Backbones- Chordates(Phylum
Chordata)
AMPHIBIAN
Fish
Mammal
BIRD
Reptile
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Animals With Backbones

• Vertebrates- have a backbone.
• phylum chordata.
• Vertebrates include many different kinds of
  animals and are found just about everywhere
• in oceans, rivers, forests, mountains, and
  deserts.
• Only 5 of the kinds of animals on earth are
  chordates.

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Fish
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Fish Characteristics

• Largest group of vertebrates.
• Many fish are covered with scales that protects
  them.
• Have fins for steering and balance in the water.
• They breathe through gills.
• Ectotherm- means outside temperature. Means
  Cold blooded, their body temp is regulated by the
  temp of the water.

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Amphibians
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Amphibian Characteristics

• Their body temperature varies with their
  surroundings. Ectotherm- means cold blooded.
• Amphibians hatch from eggs and they can live on
  land as an adult.
• Young amphibians breathe through gills like fish.
• Adult amphibians breathe air from lungs.

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Amphibian Characteristics

• This process of change from baby to adult is
  called a metamorphosis.
• Some have smooth moist skin.
• Examples- Frog, toad, newt, salamander.

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Reptiles
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Reptile Characteristics

• They lay eggs on land and undergo no
  metamorphosis.
• They have dry scaly skin.
• They can include animals as large as a crocodile
  and as small as a gecko.
• Ectothermic.
• They live in hot, dry deserts and in warm, wet
  tropical rain forests.
• Examples- turtles, snakes, iguanas, lizards.

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DO NOW

• List three defining characteristics of fish.
• Define metamorphosis
• middle change
• List three defining characteristics of reptiles.
• What does arthropod translate into?

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Birds
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Bird Characteristics

• Have wings, beaks, 2 legs and feathers. Only
  birds have feathers.
• Endotherms- inside temp body regulates
  temperature.
• There are about 9,000 types of birds.
• The birds skeleton is very light in weight.
  Bones are hollow! This helps them to fly.
• Examples- flamingo, eagle, sparrow, crow, owl,
  hawk.

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Mammals
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Mammal Characteristics

• Humans are mammals.
• Their young grows inside the mother give birth
  to live young
• They feed milk to their young.
• Hair is an adaptation that keeps mammals warm.
• They are endotherms- maintain a constant body
  temperature.
• -ape, lions, kangaroos, bats, and your mom.

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Ticket to Leave

• On a sheet of lined paper, Write down the
  difference between a endotherm and an ectotherm.
• Similarities and difference between anphibians
  and reptiles.
• Also, write the names of the scientific taxonomic
  levels in order.
• (remember Kings play chess)

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Tuesday

• Make a small informational poster about a Class
  of Vertebrate.
• You may draw pictures if you'd like
• You may use outside research but make sure you
  know where you got your information.

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• (P6)
• Molluska
• Arthropod
• Reptile
• Binomial Nomenclature
• Species
• Mutlicellular
• Birds
• Tapeworm