Ch. 1 Lesson 2 How are living things grouped?

Activity-Classifying Buttons

1. List 5 different characteristics of the buttons. 2. Classify the buttons into 3 different categories. 3. Give each category a name.

Scientists use a classification system to study, compare & identify living things.

kingdom

largest classification group

kingdoms of # of cells living things Ancient bacteria 1 True bacteria Protists Fungi 1

How it gets food

Make own food

Some make own food, some must get food 1 or many Some make own food, some must get food Many Absorbs food

Plants Animals

Many Many

Make own food Do not make own food

organisms in the ancient bacteria kingdom

Ancient bacteria can live in extremely hot or salty water.

The Mammoth Hot Springs

organisms in the true bacteria kingdom

organisms in the protist kingdom

paramecia

protists

algae

organisms in the fungus kingdom

yeast

mold mushrooms

organisms in the plant kingdom

organisms in the animal kingdom

The Five Kingdoms of Living Things [01:08]

animal
kingdom

Name the kingdom

Name the kingdom

ancient bacteria

Name the kingdom

protist

kingdom
paramecium

Name the kingdom plant kingdo

Which kingdoms plant organisms are multicellular and kingdom do make their own food?

Name the kingdom

fungus kingdo

Which kingdoms animal organisms are multicellular and kingdom do not make their own food?

Scientists divide kingdoms into smaller groups.

Genus
group of closely related living things

species
group of similar organisms that can mate & produce offspring

Animals from the Felidae Family

black footed cat

ocelot

house cat

Leopardus pardalis

Felis nigripes

Felis catus

Genus species

Scientific Names [01:05]