How Do Scientists How Do Scientists Classify Life of Earth?Classify Life of Earth?

The Six KingdomsThe Six Kingdoms

VocabularyVocabulary

• Six Kingdoms: Animal, Plant, Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Fungi, Protist

• Kingdom• Phylum• Class• Order• Family• Genus• Species

VocabularyVocabulary

• Binomial nomenclature

• Taxonomy

Sample Taxonomy: Dolphin, Robin, Tiger, Sample Taxonomy: Dolphin, Robin, Tiger, Cat, Bobcat, FlyCat, Bobcat, Fly

• K : Animal = D – R – T – C – B - F

• P: Chordata= x x x x x o

• C: Mammal = x o x x x o

• O: Carnivora = o o x x x o

• F: Felidae = o o x x x o

• G: Felis = o o o x x o

• S:domesticus = o o o x o o

VideosVideos

• Bacteria “Understanding Bacteria” 52 min

• Escherichia coli (E.coli) medically important

• Archae : Pyrococcus furiosus (Thermophyllic Archae, 100 degrees C)

“Fireberry” in Greek

PlantsPlants

• Plant: Maple tree: Acer saccharum• Plants “ Development of Plants” 17 min

Marine AnimalsMarine Animals

• Marine Animals “Water World” 25 min

Sample SpeciesSample Species

• Protist: Paramecium caudatum

• Fungi: Lentinula edodes (Shiitake mushrooms)

AnimalsAnimals

• Animals “ All- American Animals” 44 min