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  1. Dec 7, 2019 · Taxonomy is often introduced with evolution, where students learn how to analyze phylogenetic trees and create cladograms. This worksheet is a simple reinforcement exercise that covers the six kingdoms and the classification system developed by Carolus Linnaeus.

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      Taxonomy is often introduced with evolution, where students...

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  2. Scientists divide or classify things into three major groups. These groups are: living, nonliving, and once living. Living things are objects that can pass on genetic information through reproduction. The term once-living is a term that refers to things that were at one point part of a living thing.

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  3. Grouping organisms based on similarities in their names (e.g. fish and jellyfish) or habitat. The lesson makes clear that scientists classify organisms into groups using similarities and differences in their features (e.g. backbone).

  4. Teacher Preparation: Copy classification worksheet (Attachment 1) and the classification answer sheet handout (Attachment 2). One for every student. Prepare illustrations and review of traits to explain to students the classification system used by scientists to categorize and identify organisms.

  5. This series of worksheets start out by explaining the difference between taxonomy and classification. As students begin to learn the complexities that are examined by a taxonomic structure, we start to have them explore this in detail. Students will begin naming all types of different creatures.

  6. When each Genus group is finished, the teacher brings the class together to share which two Genera were chosen from each Family (eight total), and what their distinguishing characteristics are.

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  8. The seven main taxonomic ranks: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species provide an ‘address’ for each organism which can be useful in the search for medicines and for conserving species – classification is not just about naming things.

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