Gr 6 Natural Sciences – Term 1, Topic 2
WORKSHEET B
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
Scientists have classified all living organisms into five main groups, also known as
Kingdoms. These are:
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Animal Kingdom
Plant Kingdom
Fungi Kingdom
Protist Kingdom
Monera Kingdom
Humans are classified as follows:
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Primata
Hominadae
Homo
sapiens (note that
species is NOT
capitalised)
Using the information above, answer the following questions:
1. What is the next smallest classification after Order? ____________________
2. What is the smallest classification group? ____________________________
3. The names of all living organisms are made up of its ________________ and
______________________. (2)
4. The first letter of every genus name is ____________________.
5. The first letter of every species name is _____________________________.
6. Why is it important to classify organisms? (2)
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