Living Things Classification
Biological classification works a bit like the library does.
Inside the library, books are
divided up into certain areas: mistery, science fiction, adventure, drama,
comedy... Within each of those sections, there will be more divisions like
fiction, non-fiction…
Biological
classification works the same way. At the top there are the kingdoms. The kingdoms divide up life into big
groups like plants and animals. Under the kingdoms are more divisions until, finally,
you get to the species, which is like getting to the book you are searching in
the library.
There are seven levels of classification: Kingdom, Phylum,
Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species. The two main kingdoms we think
about are plants and animals.
Here is an
example of how humans are classified:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Hominidae
Genus: Homo
Species: Homo sapiens
