Classification© Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-4432Visit www.newpathlearning.com for Online Learning Resources.Photos courtesy of USDA, NASA, NOAA & USFWS.Why are organisms classified?There are millions of types of organisms that live on Earth. A helps scientists study, record and share information about organisms in a and useful way. The study of and mutations has enabled scientists to understand the evolutionary relationships between different organisms. There are —kingdom, , class, order, , and KingdomPhylumClassOrderFamilyGenusSpeciesAnimaliaChordataMammaliaPrimatesHominidaeHomosapiensLevels of Classificationroarsroundpupilpupils contract as slitscan’t roarmulticellularheterotrophmammalcarnivorefelineDNA samplesDNA pattern -organism 1DNA pattern -organism 2electrophoresistHow are organisms classified?The science of is called . Organisms such as cell structure, physical appearance, how they obtain food and method of reproduction. , which includes the and species. For example, humans are called . There are millions of types of organisms that live on Earth. A hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllllllps scientistttttttttttsssssssssss ssssssssssssttttttttttuuuuuuuuuuudddddddy, rrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeccccccccccccccooooooooooord aaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnddddddddddddddd share information about organisms in a and useful way. The studyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy of aaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnndddddddddd mmmmmmmmmmmmuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutttttttttttttaaaaaaaationnnssssssssssss hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaas eeeennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnaaaabled scientissttttttttttttttsssssssssssss toooooooooooo uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnndddddddddddddddddeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrssssssstttttttttttttaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnddddddddddd tttttttttttttthhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeee evoluttttttttttiiiiiiiiiiiiioooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnarrrrrryyyyyyyyyyy rrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeelattttttttiiiiiiiiiiiiooooooooooooooonshhhhhhhhhhhiiiiiiiiips betweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnn ddddddddddddiiiiiiiiiiiffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnnnnttttttttttt oooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnniiiiiiiiiiiiisssssssssssssmmsssssssssss. Therrreeeeeeeeee aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee —kingdom, , cccccccccccclllllllass, order, r, and KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggdomPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPhylumClassOrderFamilyGenusSpeciesAnimaliaChordataMammaliaPrimatesHominidaeHomosapiensroarsrrrrrrrrrrrounnnnnnnnnnddddddddddddddpuuuuuuuuupppppppppppppiiiiiiiiiiilllllllpupiiiiiillllllssssssssssssss contract rraaaaaaaaaaas slitscaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnn’’’’’’’’’ttttttttt rrrrrroarmulticeeeeeeeeellllllllllllllluuuuuuuuulllllllllaaaaaaaaaaarrhhhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeetttttttttterotrophhhmaaaaammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmalccccccccccaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnivoreeeeeeeefelllliiiiiinnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeDNAAAAAAAAA sssssssssssaaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmmmmmmppppppppppppppppleeesssssssssssssDNA pattern -ooooooooooooorrggganism 1pDDDDDDDDDDDDDDNNNNNNNNNA pattern -ooooooooooorganism 2pelectrooooppppppppppppphhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeesistThe science of is calllleeeddddddddddddddddddd . OOOOOOOOrrrrrgggggggggggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnniiiiiiiiissssssssmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmsssssssssss ssssssssssssssuuuuuuuuuuuch assssssssss cell structure, physical appearance, how theyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy oooooooooobbbbbbbbbbtaiiinnnnnnnn ffffffffffffffffooooooooooooooood and method of reproduction. , which includes the and species. For example, humans are called .
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