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Lesson 2
Classifying Organisms
Scan Lesson 2 in your book. Record three questions you have about classifying living things
in your Science Journal. Try to answer your questions as you read.
Identify the ways Aristotle organized, or classified, living
Classifying Living Things
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things.
Plants
according to:
according to:
a.
b. whether it is
, or
Determining Kingdoms
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and
a.
,
b.
and size
c.
Indicate the 5 kingdoms that Whittaker proposed for
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classifying organisms.
1.
4.
2.
5.
3.
Classify groups of organisms into domains and kingdoms.
Determining Domains
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Domain
Kingdom
Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya
Plantae
Classifying and Exploring Life
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Lesson 2 | Classifying Organisms (continued)
Scientific Names
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Organize information about binomial nomenclature by
defining each part of a brown bear’s scientific name.
Ursus
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Level of classification:
Level of classification:
Description:
group of similar species
Description:
group of organisms
Summarize why scientific names are important.
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Dichotomous Key
Cladogram
Compare your first and last names with a scientific name.
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Classifying and Exploring Life
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Compare a dichotomous key and a cladogram.
Classification Tools
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arctus