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Mo2-L1b: Classification of Living Things

Let’s Begin
Amphibians Reptiles Mammals
How are living things classified?

Scientists group organisms with similar traits and
use a system to name them.

Binomial nomenclature is a naming system that
gives each living thing a two-word scientific name.

KINGDOM

Animalia

HORSE
Scientific Name: Equus Caballus
PHYLUM

Chordata The branch of science that classifies living things is
called taxonomy.
A group of organisms is called a taxon

Using taxonomy,
CLASS scientists divide all

Mammalia living things on Earth Bacteria Eukaryota
into three groups
called domains.

Archaea
DOMAIN

Genus Species
Kingdom
Domains are divided into
kingdoms, and then phyla,
Phylum classes, orders, families,
genera, and species.
Class

Order

Family
Homo Sapien Canus Lupus
(Modern Man) Genus

Species

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