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