TAXONOMY TEST REVIEW

WHAT IS THE SCIENCE OF CLASSIFYING LIVING THINGS?

Taxonomy

WHO WAS THE FIRST TO CLASSIFY LIVING THINGS?

Aristotle

WHAT WAS ARISTOTLE'S METHOD OF CLASSIFICATION?

He grouped according to where they lived- land, air, water

WHAT WERE PROBLEMS WITH ARISTOTLE’S METHOD?

Some animals like the duck could live in all three places. Where is it categorized?

WHOSE SYSTEM DO WE BASE OUR CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM ON?

Linnaeus

WHAT IS THE TWO PART NAMING SYSTEM LINNAEUS CAME UP WITH?

Binomial nomenclature

WHAT LANGUAGE WAS CHOSEN FOR THE SCIENTIFIC NAMES?

Latin

WHY WAS LATIN CHOSEN AS THE LANGUAGE?

It is a dead language and therefore wont change. It is easier for people around the world to communicate and understand each other. The Universal Language!

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A COMMON NAME?

Felis leo Canis vulpes Hummingbird

Hummingbird

WHAT IS THE CORRECT WAY TO WRITE THE GENUS AND SPECIES OF AN ORGANISM?

1. genus species2. Genus Species3. Genus species4. genus Species

3. Genus species

VOCABULARY REVIEW What is the grouping or arranging things

according to a system called?

Classify / classification

WHAT IS A GROUP OF CLOSELY RELATED ORDERS?

Class

WHAT IS A GROUP OF CLOSELY RELATED GENERA?

Family

WHAT DO WE CALL A GROUP OF LIVING THINGS THAT CAN MATE WITH EACH OTHER AND

WHOSE OFFSPRING CAN MATE?

species

WHAT IS THE LARGEST CLASSIFICATION GROUP?

Kingdom

WHICH CLASSIFICATION LEVEL HAS MORE CHARACTERISTICS IN COMMON: ORDER, PHYLUM, OR GENERA?

Genera- It is lower on the levels

WHAT TOOL(S) DO TAXONOMISTS USE TO HELP IDENTIFY LIVING THINGS?

Dichotomous key/ taxonomic key

Field guide

WHAT DO WE CALL AN ORGANISM THAT CANNOT

MAKE ITS OWN FOOD?

heterotroph

WHAT IS A SIMPLE CELL WITH NO NUCLEUS AND MANY

OTHER ORGANELLES?

prokaryote

WHAT IS AN ORGANISM THAT IS ABLE TO PRODUCE

ITS OWN FOOD?

autotroph

IDENTIFY THE CORRECT KINGDOM FOR EACH ORGANISM

Strept throat-Eubacteria

Mushrooms-Fungi

Insects-Animalia

Microorganisms in hot volcanic ash

Archaebacteria

A rosePlantae

Ameoba, paramecium

Protista

Organism Kingdom

STUDY STUDY STUDY STUDY

Worksheets

Quiz

Notes- Intro & Kingdoms

Unit Review worksheet