Classification - AKS

5.   Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to investigate the diversity of living organisms and how they can be compared scientifically

5a.  Ask questions and define the problems with historical models that led to the six-kingdom system

5a1.  Develop and use a model that categorizes organisms into kingdoms based on common characteristics (Clarification statement: This includes, but is not limited to, dichotomous keys and scientific naming conventions.)

• Preview: 6b. Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and the flow of energy among abiotic and biotic components of an ecosystem: producers, autotrophs, consumers, (heterotrophs, i.e., herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, and scavenger), and decomposers

5b. Construct a written explanation comparing and contrasting the major characteristics of the six kingdoms with examples (i.e., archaea, bacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and animals)  (Clarification statement: This includes common examples and characteristics such as, but not limited to, prokaryotic, eukaryotic, unicellular, multicellular, asexual reproduction, sexual reproduction, autotroph, heterotroph, and unique cell structures)

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I Can Statements

• I can explain the problems with early Classification Systems.

• I can ask questions and define the problems with historical models that led to the six-kingdom system.

• I can develop and use a model that categorizes organisms into kingdoms based on common characteristics.

• I can compare and contrast the major characteristics of the six kingdoms with examples (archaea, bacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and animals).

• I can determine the scientific name of an orgamism based on its Genus and Species.

• I can use a Dichotomous Key to identify unknown organisms.