Classification

Divides creatures into different categories based on

structure

5 Kingdoms of Life

Monera/ Bacteria

• One cell (unicellular), no nucleus• Examples include Bacteria (strep

throat) and• Virus

Protists

• One celled, has a nucleus• Examples include Malaria,• Giardia (Beaver Fever)

Fungus • Many celled, has a nucleus• Absorbs food to get energy• Digest OUTSIDE its body• Examples include athlete’s foot,

and• Mushrooms

Plants• Many celled,• Has a nucleus• Makes its own food with

chloroplasts (photosynthesis)

Animals

• Many celled, has a nucleus• Eats to get energy • Examples include• Insects• Fish,• Amphibians• Reptiles, mammals, sponges, jellyfish,

ETC.

Classify into groups

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

Remember with

• King• Philip • Came• Over• For• Green • Skittles

Human

• Scientific name is• Homo sapiens• Means… wise or knowing

human

Get a book , marker, eraser, and whiteboard

Find the Index of Scientific names

Find the Index of common names

Find Acer saccharum

• Does it exist in NYS? How do you know?

Find the scientific name of the grizzly bear

• Ursus arctos horribilis

Find the common name of the Sphyrapicus

varius and give three traits to identify

• Yellow bellied sapsucker

Find the scientific name of the American

Tarantula, and identify where it would live.

• Dugesiella hentzii

• Southwestern US