Exploring the Classification of Living Things (Let's Explore Life Science)

Hawley, Ella

ISBN 10: 1448861721 ISBN 13: 9781448861729

Publisher: Powerkids Pr, 2012

Synopsis

Our Earth is rich in biodiversity and contains millions of species of living things. Scientists have already discovered two million individual species and categorized them into different groups. This volume explains how scientists classify living organisms. Readers will learn how the science of classification has changed over time as our understanding of the natural world continues to evolve and where everyday living things fit into the classification system.

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Gr 2-5-In this set of loosely connected titles, Food Chains clearly explains basic concepts. Some confusion may result between Ecosystems and Environment. Both define their subjects similarly: a place where plants and animals live or interact and offer the backyard and a pond as examples. Nutrition references the new USDA MyPlate guide, while Heredity offers a good visual and text explanation of dominant and recessive genes. Both provide adequate introductions to their topics. Though Living Things contains useful information about domains and kingdoms, it is not well organized. Bacteria and Archaea are mentioned first but discussed after all the kingdoms in Eukarya except protists. A chart classifies a housecat from domain to species without clear definitions of phylum, order, or genus. Color photos and the occasional diagram illustrate each volume.α(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Powerkids Pr
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1448861721
• ISBN 13: 9781448861729
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 24