B1 Topic 1 - classification (part 1 of 2):
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2. Classifying Organisms
Classification is organising living organisms into groups
All living things are classified into one of five kingdoms:
•Animals
•Plants
•Fungi
•Protoctists
•Prokaryotes
12. Subdivision
Kingdoms are subdivided into smaller and smaller groups
They are grouped depending on their common features
Here are the subdivision categories
• Kingdom
• Phylum
• Class
• Order
• Family
• Genus
• Species
You can learn it this way:
• King Prawn Curry On Fat Guy’s Shirt
13. Here’s an aubergine to cheer you up
He’s in the plant kingdom don’t you know
14. Questions
What are the 5 kingdoms? (2)
Complete the table of sub-division categories for
classification (3)
Kingdom
_ _ y _ _ _
_ l _ _ _
o_ _ _ _
_ _ m _ l _
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
15. Vertebra
Animals are divided into vertebrates and invertebrates
Vertebrates have:
• Backbone
• Internal Skeleton
Invertebrates have:
• No backbone or skeleton
• Sometimes an external skeleton
17. Here’s a mushroom to cheer you up
She’s in the Fungus kingdom don’t you know
18. Vertebrate division
Vertebrates are classed based on 3 main things...
Absorbing Oxygen
• How does the organism absorb oxygen?
• Through lungs (birds), gills (fish) or skin (amphibians)
19. Vertebrate division
Vertebrates are classed based on 3 main things...
Absorbing Oxygen
• How does the organism absorb oxygen?
• Through lungs (birds), gills (fish) or skin (amphibians)
Reproduce
• How does the organism reproduce?
• Is fertilisation internal (mammals) or external (fish)
• Is the animal oviparous, lays eggs (reptiles) or viviparous, live young fed milk
by the mother (mammals)
20. Vertebrate division
Vertebrates are classed based on 3 main things...
Absorbing Oxygen
• How does the organism absorb oxygen?
• Through lungs (birds), gills (fish) or skin (amphibians)
Reproduce
• How does the organism reproduce?
• Is fertilisation internal (mammals) or external (fish)
• Is the animal oviparous, lays eggs (reptiles) or viviparous, live young fed milk
by the mother (mammals)
RegulatingTemperature
• How does the organism regulate it’s internal body temperature?
• Is the animal a homeotherm?
‣ Warm Blooded
‣ Temperature kept constant by homeostasis
‣ (Mammals)
• Is the animal a Poikilotherm?
‣ Cold blooded
‣ Temperature changes with environment
‣ (Reptiles)
21. Questions
Name the 3 things that are looked at when classing
vertebrates(3)
Compare poikilotherms with homeotherms (4)
Give three different ways that a vertebrate can absorb
oxygen (3)
22. The rules of classification were made up based on
organisms that were known at the time.
Sometimes newly discovered species don’t fit in the
categories.
Problems with the classification system
23. Problems with the classification system
The rules of classification were made up based on
organisms that were known at the time.
Sometimes newly discovered species don’t fit in the
categories.
The duck-billed platypus:
• Homeothermic
• Suckles it’s young
• Lays eggs?! WTF
• Mammals usually give birth to live young...
24. Problems with the classification system
The rules of classification were made up based on
organisms that were known at the time.
Sometimes newly discovered species don’t fit in the
categories.
The duck-billed platypus:
• Homeothermic
• Suckles it’s young
• Lays eggs?! WTF
• Mammals usually give birth to live young...
There is a debate on if viruses are living:
• Most scientists believe viruses aren’t living
• They can’t be put into any kingdom...
25. Questions
Describe some problems with the rules of
classification(3)
Give the five categories for vertebrates: Explain their
qualities and how they are classified (6)