Classification of Living Things
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Subject Area: Science | Grade Level: 7
Lesson Length: 30 minutes
Keywords/Tags: Kingdoms, Classification, Characteristics of Living Things, Taxonomy, Scientific Name
Lesson Description: In this lesson, students will identify the characteristics of life. Students will list the 8 levels of taxa and identify which two levels make up a scientific name. Students will describe the characteristics of the 6 Kingdoms of Life, including Archaea, Protista, Bacteria, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.

  • Other S7L1. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to investigate the diversity of livingrnorganisms and how they can be compared scientifically.
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Video : Classification
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Description: Explores classification in biology as well as taxonomy hierarchy: domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. This video also discusses the importance of scientific names and why classification can have major changes due to DNA and cell structure evidence.
Quiz : Classification Knowledge Check
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1
Taxonomy includes the naming and classification of species. 
Question #2

How many domains are there?

Question #3
Archaea live in extreme or harsh environments like salty environments (i.e. Dead Sea). 
Question #4
Fungi are autotrophs. 
Question #5

Which level of taxa is the most specific?

Question #6

Which two levels of taxa consists of an organism's scientific name?

Question #7

Which scientist created a naming system for organisms called binomial nomenclature? 

Question #8
When writing a scientific name, the first letter of the genus name should be lowercase and the first letter of the species name should be capitalized. 
Question #9
What is the benefit of a scientific name vs. a common name?
Question #10
Compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. 
Description: Use the video to answer these 10 questions. Re-watch the video if you need to.
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