TAXONOMY

FOLDABLE
Lifes Filing System

HOW TO MAKE YOUR

FOLDABLE
1. Grab 5 colored papers off of the counter.
2. Fold the PURPLE paper almost in half (like a card), but leave an edge

about half an inch wide.

3. Fold the other papers over the top of that one leaving a half an each

edge on each one. Put them in this order: purple, green, yellow, pink, blue.

4. When you are done, your foldable should look like this:
5. If your foldable looks like it supposed to, put two staples at the top.

LABELING YOUR FOLDABLE

TAXONOMY
LIFES FILING SYSTEM
SPECIES
GENUS
FAMILY
ORDER
CLASS
PHYLUM
KINGDOM
Salads)

(King Philip Can Order Five Green

DOMAIN: Bacteria, Archaea,

Eukarya
CARL LINNAEUS

SPECIES
This is the information you should have on your SPECIES page:
Group of organisms that resemble each other closely in structure and function.
Basic unit of scientific classification- MOST SPECIFIC
Like species breed with like species
Part of scientific naming (binomial nomenclature)
The SECOND name in scientific naming written with a lower case letter and

italicized.

EXAMPLE: Lepus curpaeums- rabbit, scientific name

genus

species

GENUS
Here is the information you should have on your GENUS page:
Genus comes after family and before species.
Part of the scientific naming system also know as binomial nomenclature.
First name in scientific naming written with a capital letter and italicized.
EXAMPLE: Felis catus- cat, scientific name

genus

species

FAMILY
Here is the information you should have on your FAMILY page:
Family comes after order and before genus.

ORDER
Here is the information you should have on your ORDER page:
Order comes after class and before family.

CLASS
Here is the information you should have on your CLASS page:
Class comes after phylum and before order.

PHYLUM
Here is the information you should have on your PHYLUM page:
Phylum comes after Kingdom and before Class.
Plants are usually grouped by the term Division instead of the term Phylum.
The animal kingdom contains about 35 phyla.
The plant kingdom contains about 12 phyla or divisions.

KINGDOM (TOP PAGE,

GREEN)
Kingdom

Animal

Plant

multicellular
* multicellular
unicellular
Over 1 million * make own food
nucleus
species
eubacteria &
move from place

Fungi

Protists

* multicellular
* absorb nutrients from
other organisms

(Formally known
as Monera)

Eubacteria
and Archaea

* unicellular
* complex cells
(have nucleus)

* they are NOT plants * move with:

*
* no
*
archaea

KINGDOM (BOTTOM PAGE,

YELLOW)
Broadest or most general level of
classification.
How are organisms placed into their
different kingdoms?
Cell type: complex or simple
Ability to make food
Number of cells in their body
All organisms are split into Kingdoms:
Animal: organisms that usually move from place to place and find their own food.
Plant: organisms that make their own food and do not actively move around from place
to place.
Fungi: organisms that absorb food from living and once living things.
Protists: organisms tat have single, complex cells
Eubacteria & Archeobacteria: organisms that have single, simple cells.

PHOTO OF THE KINGDOM

PAGES
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DOMAIN

(TOP PAGE, YELLOW)

Domains of Life
Can grow in
the dark

Multicellular,
produce own
food

Absorb nutrients from

other organisms

Move from
place
to place by
themselves.
Single-cell, have nucleus,
move with flagella, cilia,
pseudopods

unicellular
, no
nucleus

Unicellular, no nucleus,
different cell wall from
bacteria

Life is divided into

domains, which are
subdivided into further

DOMAIN

(BOTTOM PAGE, PINK)

All life can be divided into 3 Domains. Domains tell you the type of cell inside an

organism.

Bacteria
Single-celled
organisms
No nucleus

Archaea
Single-celled
organisms
No nucleus
Different cell
wall from
bacteria
Eukarya
Organisms with
cells that
contain a
nucleus
All cells in this
Domain keep
their DNA inside Ex: Animalia, Fungi,
the nucleus
Plantae, Protista

Archaea vs. Bacteria

Similarities
Differences

No nucleus
Small cells
One- celled (unicellular)
Can reproduce by diving
in two.

Cell walls are made up of

different material
Archaea live in extreme
environments: hot springs,
geysers, salt flats
Bacteria can live almost
anywhere

PHOTO OF THE DOMAIN PAGES

Does yours look like this???

CARL LINNAEUS

(TOP PAGE, PINK)

Timeline of Scientific Events

Aristotle
300s BC

Microscope
Late 1500s

5 Kingdoms
Carl Linnaeus
1700s

DNA
1900s

CARL LINNAEUS
Aristotle

Lived over 2,000 years

ago
Greek Philosopher
Developed the first
classification system
His system consisted of
two groups: plants and
animals

(BOTTOM PAGE BLUE)

Linnaeus

Lived during the 1700s

Father of Taxonomy
Created the classification
system we use today
This system consists of
seven groups: Kingdom,
Phylum, Class, Order,
Family, Genus, Species

PHOTO OF CARL LINNAEUS

PAGES
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GRADING RUBRIC
Glue the rubric to the back of the foldable so I can score it and give it back to you.
All pictures glued on the correct pages, colored, & labeled
All written information is included on correct pages

30 pts

30 pts

All tabs labeled correctly

10 pts
Handwriting is neatly written and is legible 15 pts
Teacher can see that student made an effort to do their best work 10 pts
Rubric is glued on back with name and class hour
5 pts
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100