CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING THINGS KINGDOMS. SPECIES. CLASSIFICATION KEYS.

All living things can be sorted into groups. This process classification. The members of each group have similar features. is called

A group of living things that have many similar features and can successfully interbreed is called a species. The biggest groups of all are called kingdoms. All living things on earth can be classified into five kingdoms: Prokaryotes (Bacteria) Protoctista Fungi Plant Kingdom Animal Kingdom But, how do scientists classify living things? To classify and identify living things scientists use keys. Lets see an example:

Example: Take organism C, and go to the start. Answer the question, Has it got legs? The answer is YES so follow the YES arrow. Answer the next question, Has it got more than three segments? The answer is YES. If you follow the YES arrow you arrive to the answer: WOODLOUSE.

ACTIVITY 1. Complete the sentence using these words: GROUPS FEATURES CLASSIFIED KINGDOMS

All living things can be sorted into _______________. This process is called classification. The members of each group have similar _______________. The biggest groups of all are called _______________. All living things on the earth can be _______________ into five kingdoms.
ACTIVITY 2. Define SPECIES. Do you know the scientific name of the human species?

ACTIVITY 3. Unscramble these words. ONGIMDK STEAREFU CESPEIS TABECIRA ACTIVITY 4. Use the key on page 1 to classify the following organisms.

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