Taxonomy Foldable
Learning Goals
Understands the classification hierarchy.
Understands the use of binomial nomenclature.
Knows the five kingdoms.
Understands how structural evidence is used to determine kinship among organisms and the identification of species.
How to make the foldable
You need 5 different colored pieces of paper
NEXT
2. Fold the other papers in half around the first sheet leaving a half inch overlap each time, until you have all 5 sheets folded together!
FINALLY
3. Staple your papers together at the top TWICE if you have made it correctly!
Write the Title:
TAXONOMY
Life’s Filing System
on the first flap
Write the TAXONOMY levels in order on each of the overlapping tabs
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Binomial nomenclature (not a level but important!)
CHOOSE AN ORGANISM
Choose any organism and find their COMPLETE taxonomy using Wikipedia or Google.
Write the taxonomy levels on each page
Example: Black Bear
Add the information to each page about the taxonomy level!
The three Domains of Life are:
-Archaea = prokaryotes, archaea bacteria
-Bacteria = prokaryotes, bacteria
-Eukarya = eukaryotes (animals, fungi, plants)
Then write the information about your organism
Your organism’s domain____________
(what does it mean about it’s structure?)
2. Kingdom
Grouped based on cell type, ability to make food, and number of cells in body
The 5 Kingdoms are:
Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Monera, Protista
Your organism’s kingdom____________
(what does it mean about it’s structure?)
Kingdom
Draw this chart (not all the organisms)
and write a characteristic of each Kingdom
Phylum
Phylum is after Kingdom and before class
(Plants are grouped by “Division” instead of the word “Phylum”)
Your organism’s phylum____________
(what does it mean about it’s structure?)
Class
After Phylum and Before Order
Your organism’s class____________
(what does it mean about it’s structure?)
Order
After Class and before Family
Your organism’s order____________
(what does it mean about it’s structure?)
Family
After Order and before Genus
Your organism’s family____________
(what does it mean about it’s structure?)
Genus
After Family and before Species
Part of binomial nomenclature
Always capital and italics (example; Ursus is the genus of black bear)
Your organism’s Genus____________
(what does it mean about it’s structure?)
Species
After Genus
Most specific level
Part of binomial nomenclature
Second name, lowercase and italics (example; americanus is the species of black bear
Your organism’s species____________
(what does it mean about it’s structure?)
Binomial Nomenclature
Two Name Naming System
Scientists use the levels Genus and Species
to give organisms a unique name.
Example: Homo sapiens or Homo sapiens
Your organism’s scientific name:____________
ON THE BACK
CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE: Explain how your organism is related to another organism based on their structure and classification hierarchy. (You will need to look up another organism and compare their structural characteristics.) see next TWO slides for example
Example Comparison Matrix
| Black Bear | Red Fox |
Kingdom | Animalia-multicellular | Animalia-multicellular |
Phylum | Chordata-vertebrate | Chordata-vertebrate |
Class | Mammalia-mammal | Mammalia-mammal |
Order | Carnivora-meat eater | Carnivora-meat eater |
Family | Ursidae- bears | Canidae- dog like mammal |
Genus | Ursus- bears | Vulpes-foxes |
Species | americanus- american black bear | Vulpes- red fox |
Where they split!
Example constructed response
The black bear and red fox have similar structural characteristics. First, both are in the animal kingdom which means they are multicellular with complex systems. Second, they are vertebrates and have a spinal cord. Thirdly, the black bear and red fox, are also in the order, Carnivora, which means they are carnivores so they have sharp teeth. In summary, these two organisms have very similar body structures and classification.