Organism Identification Guide

Format: Any Group Size: 1-2

DIRECTIONS:

Create an Organism Identification Guide with the following pages/sections/slides:

Animalia / Plantae / Fungi / Protista / Eubacteria / Archaea

For each organism type, include the following:

1. Domain (Eukaryotic or Prokaryotic? How do you know?)

2. Cell Number (Unicellular or Multicellular or Either)

3. Obtaining Energy (Autotroph, Heterotroph, or Either)

4. Any other characteristics that would help identify the cell, such as materials in the cell wall.

   (Eubacteria and Archaea are both unicellular prokaryotes; how can they be differentiated?)

   (Fungi and Animalia both have multicellular heterotrophs; how can they be differentiated?)

5. Include images and example organisms.

Assessment

STEP 1: Take the OnTrack Assessment.

STEP 2: Grab your folder, and add your score:

STEP 3: Item Analysis: (Summarize - Correct - Reflect)

STEP 4: Vocabulary:

Kingdom / Phylum / Class / Order / Family / Genus / Species

Be able to identify cell types and kingdoms of organisms.