Classification+of+Living+Things


 * VOCABULARY**
 * **taxonomy**- The science of classifying organisms.
 * **binomial nomenclature**- The naming system of using genus and species names to refer to an organism established by Carolus Linnaeus.
 * **phylogeny**- The study of how organisms change over time.
 * **eukaryotic**- A cell with a nucleus.
 * **prokaryotic**- A cell without a nucleus.
 * **kingdom**- The largest and most general category in the classification system of organisms.
 * **genus**- A taxonomic group containing one or more species. Also, the first word in a scientific name in which the first letter is always capitalized.
 * **species**- The most specific category in the system of classification of organisms. Also the second word in a scientific name.
 * **dichotomous key-** A classification key that usually has two choices or divisions at each step. Dichotomous keys are based on an “either-or” classification system --either something has a certain characteristic, or it doesn’t.
 * **autotrophic**- Organisms that make their own food.
 * **heterotrophic**- Organisms that obtain food from other organisms (organic matter from external sources).


 * REMEMBERING THE ORDER OF TAXONOMIC CLASSIFICATION:**
 * Kingdom || King ||
 * Phylum || Philip ||
 * Class || Came ||
 * Order || Over ||
 * Family || For ||
 * Genus || Green ||
 * Species || Soup ||

__**Just Some Information:**__
 * GF Awesome's: Why Do We Classify Organisms?**- []

__**Class Activities-Do BOTH of the following activities with your partner:**__
 * 1) // **Dichotomous Keys** //
 * **LEAF Tree ID Key**- []
 * **Critter Key**- Life in the Water, Using a dichotomous key- []