Taxonomy Review

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Science

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9th Grade

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MS-LS4-2

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Crysell Holden

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11 Slides • 16 Questions

Taxonomy

The study of classifying organisms

What is the estimated number of species scientist think exists?

IT'S A LOT!

8.6 Million!!

So...the question is "How do scientists categorize them?

Biggest Group

Smallest Group

As move down , organisms become more closely related

For instance, organisms belonging to the same genus are more related than if they belong to the same family.

Scientific Names

-Binomial nomenclature: the naming system used for organisms.

-Consists of the genus & species.

-Used to eliminate confusion (all scientists use the same scientific name)

Fill in the Blanks

Type answer...

Multiple Select

What are the names of the two levels used in binomial nomenclature?

domain

genus

species

phylum

kingdom

Multiple Choice

Which binomial nomenclature is written correctly?

Marmota Monax

Marmota monax

marmota monax

marmota Monax

none of the answers are correct

Fill in the Blanks

Type answer...

Multiple Choice

Which is the most specific level of taxonomy?

class

kingdom

domain

species

family

Multiple Choice

If two organisms belong to the same order, then they must also belong to the same...

Species

Class

Family

Genus

Multiple Choice

The more classification levels that two organisms share,

the closer together on earth they live.

the easier it is to tell them apart.

the more related they become because of many shared characteristics.

the more distance is between them due to lack of shared characteristics.

Reorder

Reorder the following taxonomic Categories from least related to most related

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Species

Multiple Choice

Which two taxonomic groups give you the scientific name of an organism?

Class & Family

Domain & Kingdom

The common Name

Genus & Species

Drag and Drop

Domain,

, Phylum, Class,

, Genus,

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Kingdom

Order

Family

Species

Multiple Choice

Mammals belonging to which taxonomic group would be the most closely related?

mammals in the same Order

mammals in the same Genus

mammals in the Class

Mammals in the same Family

Multiple Choice

The bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana, is most closely related to the

spotted chorus frog, Pseudacris clarki

asian flying frog, Polypedates leucomystax

northern leopard frog, Rana pipiens

african bullfrog, Pyxicephalus adspersus

Multiple Choice

Which of the following taxonomic groups would contain plants with the greatest amount of variety and differences?

Kingdom

Phylum

Order

Family

Multiple Choice

Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone. Humans, horses, goldfish, sharks, and dogs are examples of the many types of vertebrates. Which of these groups of vertebrates would contain the most closely related organisms?

Vertebrates of the same Family

Vertebrates of the same Class

Vertebrates of the same Phylum

Vertebrates of the same Order

Multiple Choice

Which of the two organisms are the most related?

Tiger and Polar Bear

Polar Bear and Mountain Lion

Mountain Lion and Tiger

Zebra and Tiger

Multiple Choice

Which of the following organisms are the LEAST related?

Zebra and Tiger

Polar Bear and Mountain Lion

Polar Bear and tiger

Mountain Lion and Tiger

Taxonomy

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What is the estimated number of species scientist think exists?

8.6 Million!!

For instance, organisms belonging to the same genus are more related than if they belong to the same family.

Scientific Names

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