- In
your notebook write a definition of Scientific
Classification. Feel free to quote a good definition
off the Internet then under that write a summary
in your words of what you think that means.
- Then under that write a definition
of Taxonomy. Do the same thing
you did with the other definition (first quote
a good definition then summarize it in your
own words).
- While looking up Classification
you probably found some websites that talked
about the five or six kingdoms. If you
didn't find any, find some now. Write down
the six
kingdoms that scientists use to
classify living things. For each kingdom
give and draw
two to three examples of living things
that belong to each kingdom. (Don't forget
to label each of your drawings.)
- Below you see a graphic representation
of the classification levels used by scientists
in classifying living things. Pick one of your
favorite animals or plants or any other living
thing and list all the levels below that it
belongs to from Kingdom to Species. If you
pick two you can compare them, especially two
that are closely related so that you can see
where they veer off from each other (usually
the species or genus).
- When you are done with number
4, try this Critter
Classification Quiz.
Carl R. Woese, Otto Kandler, Mark L. Wheelis: "Towards
a Natural System of Organisms: Proposal for the
domains Archaea, Bacteria, and Eucarya",
doi:10.1073/pnas.87.12.4576 Illustration credit:
Peter Halasz. |