Taxonomy

It helps us understand relationships between organisms and makes studying them easier.

It makes animals look more interesting in zoos.

It allows us to keep all animals in one place.

It helps us avoid learning about different species.

Because they are the same in every language

Because they can refer to different organisms in different places

Because they are always based on scientific names

Because they are only used for mammals

A sea lion is not a true lion

An antlion is not a type of lion

A lion is a mammal

A sea lion is a type of fish

Koala

Sun bear

Panda

Polar bear

Fungi

Bacteria

Protists

Viruses

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain

Kingdom, Domain, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Domain, Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Lion and Tiger

Lion and Pintail Duck

Tiger and Pintail Duck

Timber Rattlesnake and Red Fox

Homo sapiens

Panthera leo

Vulpes vulpes

Crotalus horridus

Names must be underlined or italicized

Genus is capitalized and species is lowercase

Names can be abbreviated

Species name is always capitalized

Number of cells

How it obtains energy

Type of cell

Color of organism

Bird

Bacterium

Worm

Mammal

They are multicellular

They are eukaryotic

They are heterotrophic

They cannot move due to cell walls

Plantae, Fungi, Protista

Plantae, Fungi, Prokaryotes

Protista, Prokaryotes, Fungi

Fungi, Prokaryotes, Plantae

Eubacteria are multicellular, Archaebacteria are unicellular

Eubacteria are common, Archaebacteria exist in extreme environments

Eubacteria are eukaryotic, Archaebacteria are prokaryotic

Eubacteria are autotrophic, Archaebacteria are heterotrophic