classification

• things that classify something as living:

  • m: movement
  • r: reproduce
  • n: nutrition
  • g: grow
  • r: respond
  • e: exchange gases
  • w: waste
  • w: water
• organic: containing carbon and hydrogen, derived from living things (e.g. DNA, table sugar, methane, ethanol)
• inorganic: lacks carbon and hydrogen, not derived from living things (e.g. table salt, carbon dioxide, diamond, silver)
• classification uses a system called taxonomy
• taxonomy classifies organisms into different groups based on their characteristics
• hierarchy of classification:

  • Domain
  • Kingdom
  • Phylum
  • Class
  • Order
  • Family
  • Genus
  • Species
• Human Classification:

  • Domain: Eukaryote
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Class: Mammalia
  • Order: Primate
  • Family: Hominidae
  • Genus: Homo
  • Species: Homo sapien
• examples of mammals:

  • rats
  • cats
  • dogs
• examples of primates:

  • lemurs
  • tarsiers
  • lorises
• examples of homonids:

  • chimpanzees
  • gorillas
  • orangutans
• characteristics all mammals, primates and homonids share:

  • fur/hair
  • warm-blooded
  • mammary glands
• There are 6 kingdoms.
• kingdoms:

  • animalia
  • fungi
  • eubacteria
  • plantae
  • protista
  • archaebacteria