Things

ORDERING THE LIVING

What makes something alive?

Can be remembered using MRS GREN
Movement- the ability to move from one place to another
Respiration a chemical process that takes place in every
living cell
Sensitivity the ability to respond to your environment
Growth- becoming larger in size
Reproduction producing offspring
Excretion getting rid of waste products
Nutrition turning food into energy

What is classification?
Classification is the grouping of things
according to characteristics
It was developed by Linnaeus
Eight classification groups of living things

Distinguished Kings Play Cards

On Fat Green Stools

Domain
Archaea
(Prokaryotic
Cells)

Domain
Eubacteria
(Prokaryotic
Cells)

Domain
Eukaryota
(Eukaryotic
cells)

Classifications of Living Thing

Kingdoms
Animalia

Characteristics

Examples

Many-celled, feed on
other living things

Mouse, dogs,
fish, frogs

Plantae

Many-celled, make their

own food

Trees, flowers,
grass

Fungi

Most many celled,

absorb food from other
living or dead things

Mushrooms,
molds

Protista

one cell, make their own Algae,

food or feed on other
amoebas
ling things

Bacteria

no cell nuclei, make

their own food or feed

E. Coli

Archaea

possess genes and

several metabolic
pathways

Haloarchaea

A Kingdom
encompasses all
related species.
Phylum: is a Taxa or
group of similar
classes.
Class: A class is a
group of similar
Orders.
Order: is a taxon or
group of similar
families.
Family: is a group of
similar genera.
A genus is a group of
similar species.
Species is a group of
organisms in a
population that can
interbreed and produce
fertile offspring.

The Protist
Kingdom Single Celled
All have a nucleus
Absorb, ingest, and/or
photosynthesize food
Examples are:
paramecium, amoeba
Paramecium

The Bacteria
Kingdom
Staphylococcus aureus
means "golden cluster seed"
in Latin

E. Coli

Simplest form of life

Do not have a nucleus
Absorb food
These are bacteria and
cyanobacteria which is also
referred to as blue green
algae
Bacteria can be found
anywhere, it can grow in hot
or cold places
Bacteria can feed on many
different things

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

The Plantae
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

The Plantae
Kingdom
Bryophyte
(Moss)

Coniferophytes
(Pine Trees)

Pteridophyte
(Fern)

Angiosperm
Dicot

Pteridophyte
(Fern)

Angiosperm
Monocot

The Animalia
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

The Animalia
Kingdom
Fishes

Amphibians

Mamals

Birds

Reptiles

References

Harcourt Science, 4th grade The Chameleon cover",

Harcourt School Publisher, Unit A pp.4-110.

http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/plntcell.htm

Harcourt Science, 5th grade The Frog cover", Harcourt

School Publisher, Unit A pp.2-126.

www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html

http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/Animals/Animals.ht
m

http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/CURR/Science/sciber00/7th/class
ify/sciber/5king2.htm

http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/Animals/Animals.ht
m

http://csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/tfplab/vegchar.htm

http://www.dmturner.org/Teacher/Library/4thText/
PlantsPart1-4.html
Processes of Life

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