The Classification of Living Organisms
By Sarah Tusing
And Megan Roberts
Table of Contents• Kingdom• Phylum• Class
– Mammals– Reptiles– Amphibians– Pisces– Aves
• Order• Family• Genus• Species• Vertebrates• Non-Vertebrates
• The Classification Rap• Test yourself• Answers • Recap
Kingdom
• Monera• Protista• Fungi• Plantea• Anamalia
Jeopardy
Crazy Facts
Phylum
• Mollusca (octopus)• Annaleida
(earthworm)• Arthopoda
(cockroach)• Chordata (shark)
Class
• Mammals
• Reptiles
• Amphibians
• Pisces
• Aves
Mammals
• Characteristics of Mammals– Fur– Mammary glands– Feed its young– Temperature is constant
– Mammals are endothermic (meaning they generate heat within their bodies and metabolically and special cooling
mechanisms). – Breath by lungs
The Mammal Game
Reptiles
• Cold blooded • Vertebrate• Skin is covered in
scales.• Lay eggs
All you need to know about Reptiles.
Amphibians
• Cold blooded• Vertebrate• Breathing by gills
when young • Live on land or water• Smooth skinned
Guess the Amphibian
Pisces
• Breath by gills• Live in water• Cold blooded • They have fins• Eyes on the side of
their head• Lay eggs
Learn more about fish like these!
Aves
• Lay eggs• Covered in feathers• They can fly• Beak• Vertebrates• Warm blooded• No teeth
How well do you know birds?
Order
• Carnivore-Meaning that these animals are only meat eaters. (Cheetah)
• Omnivore-Meaning that theses animals eat both plants and meat. (Pigs)
• Herbivore-Meaning that these animals eat only leaves and plants. (Rabbits)
FamilyCat
Bobcat
Lion
Tiger
Although these are all different they belong in the same cat family.
Genus
• A low level rank used in the classification of fossils and living organisms.
• This is the second to last way to classify an organism.
• Some groups names are homo, dahilia, and geranium.
• To become a genus it has to fulfill three criteria.– Distinctness– Modifly– Monophyly– Reasonable Compactness
Species
• An example of how humans are classified into species.
• Kingdom- Anamalia• Phylum- Chordata• Class- Mammalia• Order- Primates• Family- Hominidae• Genus- Homo• Species- Sapiens
Vertebrates
• All of these animals have a backbone.
More Images and fun fact!
Quiz your knowledge on Vertebrates.
Non-vertebrates
• All of these animals do not have a backbone.Quiz yourself abo
ut invertebrates
The Classification Rap
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
OrderFamily
Genus
Species
Click here to hear the Classification Rap!
Test your self!?!
• What is one characteristic of a mammal?
• What is a vertebrate?
• What is one animal that is a reptile?
• Name one Kingdom?
• What is the order of the classification system?
• How do Pisces breath?Web Cam of animals
Answers
• Has fur
• Vertebrate means the animal has a backbone.
• Snake
• Kingdom Plantea
• Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
• They breathe through gills.
Recap
• There are many different types of animals in the world. That is why we need different ways to classify them and break each individual organism into several different categories.
• The way to classify organisms is to make sure the include every organism on earth.
Hangman your knowledge