Carolus Linnaeus established a simple system for classifying organisms in the 1700s that is still used today. He created a taxonomic system that sorts organisms into five kingdoms - Protist, Monera, Fungi, Plant, and Animal. Organisms display adaptations like camouflage, warning coloration, and mimicry that allow them to survive in their environments. Camouflage helps organisms hide, warning colors warn of toxicity, and mimicry tricks predators by making organisms resemble others.

1. Diversity of Living Things
•Classification
•The Five Kingdoms
•Adaptation

2. • Methods of grouping
things according to
similarities and
differences (ex.
colour, age, size)
• Sorting things into
groups helps put
order into our lives.

3. Carolus Linnaeus• 1700's - Carolus Linnaeus -
Swedish Biologist
– established a simple system
for classifying and naming
organisms
– Based on structural
similarities of organism
– Binomial Nomenclature - 2
name naming system - still in
use today.
– Created a system of groups
called TAXA or TAXON
– Each Taxon is a category
into which related organisms
are placed
• Approximately 2.5 million
kinds of organisms
identified

4. The Science of classifying organisms
Classifying plants or animals
can be difficult
Where do we put the
frogs?
Where do we put the dogs?

5. •Protist
•Monera (bacteria)
•Fungi
•Plant
•Animal

6. The Protist KingdomThe Protist Kingdom
 Single CelledSingle Celled
 All have a nucleusAll have a nucleus
 Absorb, ingest, and/orAbsorb, ingest, and/or
photosynthesize foodphotosynthesize food
 Examples are:Examples are:
paramecium, amoebaparamecium, amoeba
Amoeba

7. ExamplesExamples
Paramecium

8. The Monera (Bacteria)The Monera (Bacteria)
KingdomKingdom
 Simplest form of lifeSimplest form of life
 Do not have a nucleusDo not have a nucleus
 Absorb foodAbsorb food
 These are bacteria andThese are bacteria and
cyanobacteria which is alsocyanobacteria which is also
referred to as blue green algaereferred to as blue green algae
 Bacteria can be foundBacteria can be found
anywhere, it can grow in hot oranywhere, it can grow in hot or
cold placescold places
 Bacteria can feed on manyBacteria can feed on many
different thingsdifferent things

9. ExamplesExamples
Staphylococcus aureus
means "golden cluster seed"
in Latin
E. Coli
Methanogenium frigidum bacteria
prefer the cold

10. The Fungi Kingdom
• Rooted to the ground
• Are Not green
• Cannot make their
own food
• Mushrooms, yeasts,
moulds are all forms
of fungi
• They breakdown
dead animal and plant
remains

11. The Plant Kingdom
• Second largest group
of living things on
earth
• Can grow almost
anywhere there is
light and water
• Trap energy from the
sun and make their
own food
• Examples are ferns,
evergreens, roses

13. The Animal Kingdom
• Largest group of living
things on earth
• Have many cells
• Cannot make their own
food
• More than a million
different kinds of
species
• Able to move
• Examples; insects
mammals, amphibians

15. Some plants and animals
have special structures and
behaviours called adaptations.
These adaptations allow them
to live successfully in their
environment

16. 3 KINDS OF
ADAPTATIONS WE WILL
EXAMINE ARE:
1)CAMOUFLAGE
2)WARNING
COLOURATION
3)MINICRY

17.  Makes
organisms
difficult to see
 Helps plants or
animals to hide
 Helps animals
sneak up on
prey
Chameleons can change their
skin so it blends in with its
Background. Camouflage helps
the chameleon to hide.
Can you find the Chameleon?

18. • Is bright and easy to
see
• Is used by organisms
that are poisonous, or
dangerous
• Is used to warn away
animals, to keep them
from trying to eat an
organism
The Monarch butterfly has a very
bitter taste that birds hate. After
trying to eat a monarch butterfly, a bird will
remember the bitter taste and the bright pattern, and avoid Monarchs in future

19. • Makes an
organism look like
another organism
• Is used to trick
animalsThe Viceroy butterfly looks like a
Monarch butterfly, but it doesn’t
taste bitter. Birds avoid the
Viceroy butterfly, because they think it is the
Monarch

20. REVIEW
1) What does it mean to classify items?
2) Who is Carols Linnaeus? And why is he
important?
3) What is Taxonomy?
4) What are the 5 Kingdoms? List and explain
each one briefly.
5) What is Adaptation?
6) What three kinds of adaptation were
discussed? List and explain each one briefly