How are living things the same and different? Chapter 1: Lesson 2 Grade 5
May 11, 2015
How are living things the same and different?
Chapter 1: Lesson 2Grade 5
Classification of Living Things
What is classification?
It is the grouping of living organisms
according to similar characteristics.
A scientist called Aristotle grouped animals according to the way they moved
The modern classification system was developed by:
Carolus Linnaeus
The modern classification method consists of 7
levels: Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
• Which is the biggest group?
• Which is the smallest group?
Helpful way to remember the 7 levels King Philip Came Over For Green Skittles.
Kids Playing Catch On Freeway Get Squashed.
Latin or Greek name
animals - Kingdom - Animalia chordates - Phylum - Chordata mammals - Class - Mammalia primates - Order - Primates great apes - Family - Hominidae Man/humans - Genus - Homo wise - Species - sapiens
Classification of humans:
The Animal kingdom is divided into 2 groups.
Vertebrates InvertebratesAnimals with a
backboneAnimals without a
backbone
Invertebrates include:
Snails
Mollusks(include many shelled
animals)
Echinoderms
Clams Sea urchin
Star fish
Invertebrates also include:
Spiders
Arthropods(Largest invertebrate phylum)
Crabs Insects
Lobster
Vertebrates include:
Mammals
Birds Fish Reptiles
Amphibians
Mammals
Hair or fur (to keep warm)
Ex. Polar bear
Lungs(to
breathe in
oxygen)Ex.
Whales
Give birth
to babies
. (Parents take care
of the baby,
until it can live alone)
Feed their
babies milk.
Birds
Feathers
Wings (to help them fly)Penguins
have wings
but cannot
fly.
Two legs
Lungs(to
breathe oxygen
from the air)
Lay eggs
Penguin
Crocodile
Scales
Reptiles
Dry skin
Skin is covered
with scales
(thin flat plates to protect the
animal)
Lungs(reptiles that spend lots of time in water
go to the surface to breathe oxygen)
Some lay eggs, some give
birth.
Eggs have tough, leathery shells.
Fish
Live their whole life in water
Gills
Skin covered
with scales
Most lay eggs, Some
give birth
Amphibians
Lay eggs in water
Moist skin
Young live in water. Adult live on land
Newt
Salamander Toads
Frogs
Plant kingdom can be classified as:
Vascular plants
Non-Vascular plants
Vascular plantsHave tubes or vessels
Phloem Xylem
Transports food Transports water
Vessels
Giant redwood trees.
Cactus.
Orchids
Non- Vascular plants
(without vessels)
Non vascular plants grow close to the ground to absorb water
Non-vascular plants
- They don’t have real roots. (They just look like roots)- They have parts that look like stems but they are not real stems.- They have leaf like structures, but they are not real leaves.
The leaves, stems and roots are not real BECAUSE:
They do not have VESSELS.
When non-vascular plants are dry they look like:
Dry sponge
Non-vascular plants are absorb water like:
sponges