Classifying Organisms

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wHAt foR?!

BECAUSE IT MAKES THINGS EASIER TO STUDY!

PRIMATES

REPTILES

MAMMALS

INSECTS

DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?

Does

King

Phillip

Chew

On

Furry

Gray

Squirrels?

DOMAIN

KINGDOM

PHYLUM

CLASS

ORDER

FAMILY

GENUS

SPECIES

field guide or taxonomic key

Darwin + Evolution= New Ideas!

Chemical Makeup/DNA-why now?

LEVELS OF CLASSIFICATION

taxonomy: how things are classified

Classifying Organisms

Classification:

grouping things

based on Similarities

Binomial nomenclature:

2 Names

Carolus Linnaeus