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