Classification Lesson Period 5

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Biology

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9th Grade

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MS-LS4-2, MS-LS2-3

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Betty Henderson

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Classy Classification - Everything you ever wanted to know about classifying organisms

Who is known as the Father of Classification?

What is binomial nomenclature?

Multiple Choice

Binomial nomenclature is the ____________ system for naming organisms.

Numerical

Symbolical

two word

alphabetical

Multiple Choice

Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?

Carolus Linnaeus

Thomas Jefferson

Charles Darwin

Albert Einstein

Multiple Choice

The 2-part naming system developed by Linneus is known as:

dichotomous key

taxonomy

binomial nomenclature

classification

Levels of Classification

Carolous Linnaeus

Multiple Choice

The science of describing, classifying and naming living things is known as _______.

Biology

Taxonomy

Sortology

Phylogeny

Multiple Choice

What is the genus name here:

Canis lupus

Canis

lupus

Multiple Choice

The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.

Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species

Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Domain, Kingdom, Species, Phylum, Family, Order, Class, Genus

Multiple Choice

Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?

Carolus Linnaeus

Thomas Jefferson

Charles Darwin

Albert Einstein

Multiple Choice

True or False?

Classification is the process of grouping things based on similarities.

True

False

Multiple Choice

What is the most specific level of classification?

Family

Domain

Species

Carolus Linnaeus

Multiple Choice

The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.

Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species

Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus

Multiple Choice

Which 2 taxa are used as the organism's scientific name?

Kingdom and species

Kingdom and phylum

Class and species

Genus and species

Multiple Choice

A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring.

Genus

Species

Domain

specific

Multiple Choice

The second level of classification under Domain

Order

Genus

Kingdom

Dichotomous Keys

Multiple Choice

What is the name of bird W?

Certhidea

Geospiza

Camarhynchus

Platyspiza

Multiple Choice

What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?

Multiple Choice

A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?

Juniper

Pine

Spruce

Fir

Multiple Choice

A table of arachnid and insect characteristics is shown. Which characteristic could be used to distinguish between
arachnids and insects?

Jointed legs

Body segments

Presence of eyes

Presence of antennae

Multiple Choice

An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?

Class Insecta

Order Amblygygi

Order Araneae

Order Scorpiones

What are Cladograms?

6 Living Kingdoms

Multiple Choice

Which trait do only humans have, according to the cladogram?

jaws

mammary glands & hair

terrestrial during all life stages

bipedal & opposable thumbs

Multiple Choice

According to the cladogram, which organism is most distantly related to the human?

crayfish

grasshopper

perch

frog

Multiple Choice

According to this cladogram, birds are LEAST related to:

Amphibians

Sharks

Ray Finned Fish

Crocodiles

Multiple Choice

According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism?

Amphibians

Ray finned fish

Crocodiles

Birds

Multiple Choice

How many kingdoms are there?

Multiple Choice

What do protists, plants, fungi, and animals ALWAYS have in common? They are all...

Multicellular

Eukaryotic

Prokaryotic

Consumers

Multiple Choice

Archeabacteria...

are eukaryotic

live in extreme environments

are non-living

live in the soil

Multiple Choice

Tigers, Jellyfish, Gorillas and Sponges are all part of kingdom _______.

Animalia

Plantae

Fungi

Bacteria

Multiple Choice

Examples are tomato plants and oak trees

Fungi

Plantae

Protista

Animalia

Multiple Choice

Examples are mushrooms and mold

Fungi

Protista

Plantae

Animalia

What are viruses?

Multiple Choice

What is a way to become immune to a disease without first having the disease?

antibiotics

Anti-retroviral drugs

Vaccinations

Exposure Therapies

Multiple Choice

What is the first step of the virus reproduction cycle?

The viruses genetic material (DNA) starts to take over the functions of the cell

The host cell bursts open, releasing the new viruses

The virus injects its genetic material into the cell

A virus attaches to the surface of a host cell

Multiple Choice

Is a virus considered living or non-living?

Living

Non-Living

Neither

Multiple Choice

What part of a virus is the protein capsule that houses the genetic material (DNA/RNA)?

tail

nucleus

capsid

glycoprotein

Multiple Choice

Influenza is caused by a ___________________.

virus

bacteria

prion

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