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Hierarchy-Taxonomic Hierarchy-Taxonomic GroupsGroups
DomainKingdom
Phylum (Division – used for plants)
Class Order Family
Genus Species
BROADEST BROADEST TAXONTAXON
Most Most SpecificSpecific
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Classification of Four Species
LevelSpecies
1 2 3 4
Domain Eukarya Eukarya Eukarya Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia Animalia Animalia Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda Arthropoda Arthropoda Arthropoda
Class Crustacea Crustacea Insecta Insecta
Order Decapoda Decapoda Diptera Diptera
Family Cancridae Cancridae Drosophilidae Nematocera
Genus Cancer Cancer Drosophila Aedes
Species magister productus melanogaster aegypti
Common Name
Dungeness Crab Red Rock Crab Fruit Fly Mosquito
What is the most specific What is the most specific level at which all 4 species level at which all 4 species
are related?are related?
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Classification of Four Species
LevelSpecies
1 2 3 4
Domain Eukarya Eukarya Eukarya Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia Animalia Animalia Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda Arthropoda Arthropoda Arthropoda
Class Crustacea Crustacea Insecta Insecta
Order Decapoda Decapoda Diptera Diptera
Family Cancridae Cancridae Drosophilidae Nematocera
Genus Cancer Cancer Drosophila Aedes
Species magister productus melanogaster aegypti
Common Name
Dungeness Crab Red Rock Crab Fruit Fly Mosquito
Which of the 4 organisms are Which of the 4 organisms are the most closely related?the most closely related?
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Classification of Four Species
LevelSpecies
1 2 3 4
Domain Eukarya Eukarya Eukarya Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia Animalia Animalia Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda Arthropoda Arthropoda Arthropoda
Class Crustacea Crustacea Insecta Insecta
Order Decapoda Decapoda Diptera Diptera
Family Cancridae Cancridae Drosophilidae Nematocera
Genus Cancer Cancer Drosophila Aedes
Species magister productus melanogaster aegypti
Common Name
Dungeness Crab Red Rock Crab Fruit Fly Mosquito
What is the most specific What is the most specific taxonomic level that the fruit taxonomic level that the fruit fly and mosquito are relate?fly and mosquito are relate?
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•Each group will be assigned 1 of the Each group will be assigned 1 of the 6 kingdoms to research.6 kingdoms to research.
•You will have the remainder of class You will have the remainder of class today, and all of the class period the today, and all of the class period the next 2 days to complete your research next 2 days to complete your research and create a poster detailing the and create a poster detailing the characteristics of your kingdom.characteristics of your kingdom.
•Posters will be presented in a Museum Posters will be presented in a Museum Walk on Monday, January 24Walk on Monday, January 24thth . .
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•Use the rubric on the Use the rubric on the right to guide you right to guide you through your research.through your research.
•Your team will be Your team will be responsible for having responsible for having 2 representative 2 representative examples of members examples of members of your kingdom, of your kingdom, including their including their taxonomic classificationtaxonomic classification
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