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Classification of Organisms 
& Traits of Each Kingdom









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An example of how a species is classified

Below is how humans are classified.
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A method of remembering the levels of classification (without "Domain"):


King Philip Came Over For Good Spaghetti

7U and 7R - Use this one (which includes Domain)

Did King Philip Come Over For Good Spaghetti?


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Watch a BrainPop video here about the characteristics of the six kingdoms:


http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0078757134/164213/00044691.html 

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The more similar two organisms are, the more levels of classification they will have in common. See the example of the two species of bears below. Notice that they are in all of the same taxa (levels of classification) until the last level (species). 
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Characteristics of the Six Kingdoms

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