Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Biology: Taxonomy I: What's in a Name
Instructional module focusing on biological classification. Discussion includes Carolus Linnaeus' taxonomic classification system for organizing and classifying living things. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links...
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Biology: Taxonomy Ii: Ruling Names of Giants
Instructional module focusing on binomial nomenclature. Discussion includes Carolus Linnaeus' taxonomic classification system for naming all species. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links relating to the topic.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.9 Organization of Living Things
Learn the system that scientists use to classify living things.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: The 5 Significant Kingdoms of Living Things
Describes the characteristics of the five kingdoms of living things - Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.
Indiana University
Is Classification Arbitrary or Not?
Students transition from classifying furniture to an understanding of classification of living organisms in this thorough lesson plan site.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Classification of Organisms Quiz
Take an interactive quiz over the classification of living things. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Biological Diversity: Classification
Explore the classification of living things in this online, college-level textbook. Learn about taxonomy and its history through diagrams and descriptive information.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Evolutionary Biology: Taxonomy: Nomenclature
An explanation of how living organisms are named and the importance of naming them accurately.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Classification Quiz
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over classification of organisms, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
The Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute: Living Things Families
What do centipedes and crabs have in common? What's so special about a backbone? Check this site out from The Franklin Institute if you are interested in biology and classification.
Other
Alternative Classifications of Life
The Linnaean system (1758) classified all macroscopic living organisms as either Animals or Plants, based on whether they moved [anima, with a soul] or not. Thus, Fungi were included as plants. With the invention of the microscope and...