Classification of Life Series
(Includes all 4 titles below)

Available in DVD or VHS. The complete series is on 1 DVD for instant access to the content chapters in all 4 videos. Extra features of the DVD include indexes, labeled slides, glossary, animations, English subtitles, and an iMovie project.

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Classifying Life

This program explores the fascinating process of taxonomy, explaining why the process of classification is so important. Some of the criteria taxonomists use in classifying living things are highlighted. Colorful video footage of a wide array of organisms illustrates the major kingdoms. Other terminology includes: taxonomy, binomial nomenclature, scientific name, Carolus Linnaeus, taxa, evolution, biochemical, embryology, behavior, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species.
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Classifying Monerans and Protists

Some of the most fascinating kingdoms of living things cannot even be seen with the naked eye. This video program highlights the major characteristics of two different monerans: Eubacteria and Archaebacteria, as well as the kingdom Protista. Real-life examples illustrate how these microscopic organisms are beneficial as well as harmful. Other terminology includes: bacteria, bacilli, cocci, spirilla, capsule, flagella, decomposer, autotroph, heterotroph, sarcodine, amoeba, ciliate, paramecium, zooflagellate, sporozoan, diatom, and dinoflagellate.
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Classifying Plants and Fungi

Everywhere we look we see plants. These two very important kingdoms of living things are the focus of this colorful and fascinating program. The major taxonomic categories of these organisms are discussed, as are some of the specific characteristics of these fascinating organisms. Some of the many human benefits of fungi and plants are also mentioned. Other terminology includes: symbiosis, parasite, decomposer, spore, mushroom, yeast, mold, algae, moss, nonvascular plant, vascular plant, gymnosperm, and angiosperm.
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Classifying Animals

Through vivid footage from throughout the world, this program explores the fascinating features of the animal kingdom. The taxonomy of the different invertebrate and vertebrate phyla are the focus of the program, with special emphasis placed on the evolutionary relationships of the various phyla. Each of the major phyla are discussed going from simple to more complex organisms. Other terminology includes: sponges, cnidarians, flatworms, roundworms, segmented worms, mollusks, arthropods, echinoderms, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
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