Classification Grouping & Identifying Living Things
Taxonomy The study of how living things are classified Classification is the sorting of organisms based on similar characteristics Carolus Linnaeus is known as the Father of Taxonomy
Levels of Classification Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Dear King Phillip Came Over For Good Spaghetti Most General Most Specific
Genus and Species The last two levels make up an organisms scientific name This is called Binomial Nomenclature Bi two Nomial Name Felis Concolor Penicillium chrysogenum Acer grandidentatum
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Classification Level Aardwolf Gray Wolf Coyote Lion Blue Whale Kingdom Animalia Animalia Animalia Animalia Animalia Phylum Chordata Chordata Chordata Chordata Chordata Class Mammalia Mammalia Mammalia Mammalia Mammalia Order Carnivora Carnivora Carnivora Carnivora Cetacea Family Hyaenidae Canidae Canidae Felidae Balenopteridae Genus Proteles Canis Canis Panthera Balaenoptera Species Proteles cristatus Canis lupus Canis latrans Panthera leo Balaenoptera musculus
Classifying Living Things We put livings things into three Domains Eukarya Bacteria Archaea Which are divided into 6 Kingdoms Plant Animal Fungi Protist Eubacteria Archaebacteria We are in the Domain Eukarya and the Kingdom Animalia
Prokaryotes no nucleus Do have a nucleus
Animal Kingdom All animals are multi-cellular! All animal cells are eukaryotic! What does this mean? Their cells have a nucleus and membrane bound organelles. Animal cells are only surrounded by cell membranes no cell wall! Animals are heterotrophs Most reproduce sexually through the joining of an egg and sperm cell Most animals can move
Animal Kingdom All animals have specialized parts that do specific jobs. Animals have different types of cells (ex. Heart cell vs. brain cell) Animals have different kinds of tissues for their various organs. The different organs in an animal perform different jobs for the whole body.
Animal Kingdom So what makes an animal an animal? Multicellular Eukaryotes Usually reproduce sexually Have many specialized parts Are able to move Heterotrophs
Symmetry Bilateral Can be divided into two mirrorimages halves Radial many lines of symmetry through a central location
Animals Animals are spilt into two major groups: Vertebrates Phylum Chordata Invertebrates Most animals are invertebrates 29 different Phyla
Vertebrates These are animals with a backbone. There are five groups of vertebrates: Amphibians Birds Fish Mammals Reptiles
Endo or Ecto? Endothermic means their body temperature does not change much, even when the temperature of the environment changes. (Warm Blooded) Mammals and Birds Ectothermic means their body temperature changes with the environment. (cold blooded) Fish, Amphibians, and Reptiles
Mammals Have hair or fur and produce milk Specialized teeth Give birth to live offspring (no eggs) Have a four chambered heart Endothermic
Have feathers, scales on feet and legs and hollow bones Have a gizzard that holds small stones to help grind food Have a four chambered heart Lay hard shelled eggs Endothermic Birds
Have wet scales Lays eggs in water Lives in water Uses gills for breathing Ectothermic Fish
Amphibians Have moist skin Obtains oxygen through lungs and skin Lay jelly coated eggs in water Lives on land and water Ectothermic
Have dry scales Lay waterproof eggs on land Skin is adapted to keep water in the body Breaths through lungs Ectothermic Reptiles
Summary of Vertebrates
Invertebrates These are animals without a backbone There are eight groups of invertebrates Mollusks Flatworms Segmented Worms Roundworms Sponges Echinoderms Cnidarians Arthropods
Sponges Filter feed Simplest Animals Reproduce sexually and asexually
Worms Bilateral symmetry Have head and tail ends Simplest organism with a brain Flat worms, round worms, and segmented worms
Flatworms Have flat worm like bodies Tapeworms and planarians
Annelids Segmented Worms Have bodies made up of many linked sections Earthworms
Roundworms Digestive system is like a tube open at both ends Have bodies with no segments
Arthropods Have segmented bodies Jointed appendages External skeleton There are four group of arthropods: Arachnids Crustaceans Insects Centipedes & Millipedes
Arthropods - Arachnid Have four pairs of legs. Have bodies divided into two sections
Have long thin bodies and pairs of legs on each of their many body sections Arthropods Centipedes & Millipedes
Have five-seven pairs of legs First pair often used as pinchers Arthropods - Crustacean Bodies covered in shell
Arthropods - Insects Have three pairs of legs Bodies divided into three sections Often have wings
Mollusks Soft bodies, some have a hard outer shell, foot for moving Three Groups Gastropod-most diverse Bivalve Cephalopod
Cnidarians Have stinging tentacles Radial Symmetry Two body forms Medusa-the form during the movement stage of life Polyp- sessile (doesn t move)
Medusa Polyp Shaped like a bowl Shaped like a vase
Echinoderms Have radial symmetry Have spiny outer covering Have a water vascular system