Practice

Use other reference materials to complete the chart below. Choose one organism for each of the five kingdoms of classification. Write the names of the organisms and the names of the subgroups to which they belong.

Systems of Classification
Organism's Common Name

Group
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Plant Animal Fungi Protist Monera

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Practice
Use the list below to complete the following statements. One or more terms will be used more than once. antiseptics common consumers decomposers diversity energy five freezing genus heat heating HIV virus interdependence kingdom Linnaeus none physical producers scientific species structural vaccines viruses

1. A scientist named classification.

invented the system of

2. The most general grouping in the system of classification is the . 3. There are classification. 4. The most specific grouping in the system of classification is the . 5. One way to group organisms is based on characteristics. 6. Organisms have both a and a the world. name name used by biologists around kingdoms in the system of

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7. The scientific name of an organism includes the and the 8. names. are infectious agents that reproduce in living cells and have not been classified within any kingdom. 9. The 10. Scientists have developed against some viruses. 11. People can control bacteria in food by by 12. We use preparations called cuts and injuries from infection by bacteria. 13. Because all organisms need to survive, an it. to protect our or causes AIDS. to protect us

understanding of energy is essential to biologists and other scientists. 14. Whenever energy or matter is changed, is lost.

15. The flow or transfer of energy in living systems takes place between , . 16. Whenever energy transfers from one organism to another, none is destroyed but some becomes . , and

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17. Biological systems obey all

laws of science.

18. The transfer of energy from organisms to others has led to a great and organisms. of

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Practice
Use the list below to name each division in the system of classification in order of size. Begin with the most general division. species class genus order phylum kingdom family

General

1. 2.

Classification

3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Specific

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Practice
Use pages 45-49 to list the five major groups or kingdoms of living things on the lines below. Give one example of each kingdom and list its characteristics.

System of Classification
Kingdom Example Characteristics

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Practice
Match each definition with the correct term. Write the letter on the line provided.

______ 1. more than one cell; has cell nucleus; stationary; consumers and decomposers ______ 2. one individual living thing ______ 3. are consumers; can move about; are made of many cells ______ 4. living things that eat dead organisms to survive ______ 5. microscopic; single-celled; no cell nucleus; consumers ______ 6. are producers; are stationary; are made of many cells ______ 7. organisms that can make their own food through photosynthesis ______ 8. microscopic; single-celled; no cell nucleus; producers ______ 9. microscopic; single-celled; has a cell nucleus; found in pond water ______ 10. organisms that must eat living organisms to survive

A. animal B. bacteria

C. blue-green bacteria D. consumer

E. decomposer

F. fungi

G. organism

H. plant

I. producer

J. protists

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Lab Activity: Classification of Living Things

Facts:
Scientists divide living things into groups. These groups, from larger to smaller, are as follows: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species. The more similar two living things are, the more groups they share.

Investigate:
You will group paper objects. You will use the words kingdom, phylum, and class in your classification. You will decide what traits were used in the classification.

Materials:
copy of paper objects scissors

1. Get a copy of the paper objects in the figure below from your teacher. 2. Cut out the objects as shown.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6.

7. 8.

9.

10.

11.

14. 12. 13. 16.

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3. Place the objects on your desk. Divide them into the two groups described below. Write a descriptive kingdom name for each group in the following chart. a. Put objects 1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 16 into one group. These will represent the classification level of one kingdom. b. Put objects 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 15 into a second group. These will represent a second kingdom.

Classifying Objects
Group Kingdom Group Name

1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15 1, 4, 11, 16 6, 7, 9, 13 2, 3, 10, 12 5, 8, 14, 15 1, 4 11, 16 2, 3 10, 12 6, 13 7, 9 14, 15 5, 8

Phylum

Class

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4. Divide the objects from the first kingdom only as follows. Put objects 1, 4, 11, and 16 into one group. Put objects 6, 7, 9, and 13 into a second group. This represents the next classification level called phylum. Write a descriptive phylum name for each group in the chart. 5. Divide the objects from the second kingdom in this way. Put objects 2, 3, 10, and 12 into one group. Put objects 5, 8, 14, and 15 into a second group. Write a descriptive phylum name for each in the chart. 6. Use objects 1, 4, 11, and 16. Separate them into two groups as follows. Put objects 1 and 4 into one group and objects 11 and 16 into a second group. This represents the next classification called class. Write the classification level and group names in the chart. 7. Separate out objects 2, 3, 10, and 12. Then group them into two groups. Write the objects classification level and group names in the chart. 8. Repeat Step 7 for objects 6, 7, 9, and 13. Complete the chart. Repeat Step 7 for objects 5, 8, 14, and 15. Complete the chart. 9. What traits do objects 1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 16 have in common? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 10. What traits do objects 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 15 have in common? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 11. What trait was used to separate the groups with objects 1, 4, 11, and 16, and objects 6, 7, 9, and 13? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________

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12. What trait was used to separate the groups with objects 2, 3, 10, and 12, and objects 5, 8, 14, and 15? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 13. What trait was used to separate the groups with objects 1 and 4 and objects 11 and 16? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 14. What traits did you use to separate objects 2, 3, 10, and 12 into two groups? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 15. Underline the correct word choice in each of these sentences: Objects in the same class also belong to the same (phylum, genus, family). Objects in the same phylum also belong to the same (family, order, kingdom). 16. List the classification levels in order from largest to smallest. ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 17. Classifications are not all alike. Suppose objects 5, 14, and 15 were put in one group. What trait do they have in common? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________

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18. Create a name for each of the groups below. Objects 1 and 4: _____________________________________________ Objects 2 and 3: _____________________________________________ Objects 10 and 12: ___________________________________________ Objects 8 and 15: ____________________________________________ 19. What traits are used to determine if living things belong to a particular group? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 20. How are compact discs (CDs) and audiocassettes classified in a music store? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 21. How are athletic teams grouped? ______________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 22. What are two reasons for classifying things? ____________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________
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Practice
Use the list below to write the correct term for each definition on the line provided. animal bacteria classification consumers _________________________ fungus Linneaus plant producers protist virus

1. a type of organism that is a consumer; can move about to get food; has more than one cell 2. single-celled organisms that have no cell nucleus; most are consumers; share monera kingdom with blue-green bacteria 3. a plantlike type of organism that is a consumer or decomposer; does not move from place to place; has more than one cell 4. a scientist of the 1700s who started the system of plant and animal classification we use today 5. a single-celled organism that does have a cell nucleus 6. a type of organism that is a producer; does not move from place to place; has more than one cell 7. an extremely small infectious agent that only reproduces in living cells

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_________________________

8. a way to group things together based on likenesses 9. organisms that can produce their own food through photosynthesis

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_________________________ 10. organisms that must eat other living things to survive

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Use the list below to write the correct term for each definition on the line provided. blue-green bacteria chlorophyll common name _________________________ decomposers kingdom monera organism photosynthesis species

1. single-celled organisms that have no cell nucleus; are producers; share their kingdom with bacteria 2. the English name given to a familiar animal or plant; not as precise as the scientific name 3. the most precise grouping for an organism 4. a green pigment that plants and algae use to make food through photosynthesis 5. a large-scale division of all living things 6. the process plants and algae use to make the sugar glucose from water, carbon dioxide, and the energy in sunlight 7. the kingdom of organisms that are microscopic, single-celled, and have no cell nucleus 8. living things that eat dead organisms to survive 9. one individual living thing

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