Linnaean & Modern Classification Challenge Directions: After each question, write your answer on a separate sheet of paper. You will be given about 30 seconds per questions. The group with the most correct answers will win.

1 of 11) The genus of a cow is BOS and the species name is TAURUS. Using proper binomial nomenclature, write it’s scientific name.

2 of 11) What is the scientific name of organism #7? Hint: Think about what/how you are writing… 1a. Organism w/ 2 or four functional legs…Go to 2 1 b. Organism without two or four legs…Go to 3 2a. Organism without wings…Canis familiaris 2b. Organism with wings…Passer domesticus 3a. Organism is unicellular…Go to 4 3b. Organism is multicelluar…Go to 5 4a. Organism swims freely in water …Balantidium sp. 4b. Organism anchored to substrate…Stentor sp. 5a. Organism is heterotrophic…Go to 6 5b. Organism is autotrphic…Go to 7 6a. Organism lives in oceans…Monodon monoceros 6b. Organism lives on land…Ophiophagus Hannah 7a. Organism is a tree…Pinus ponderosa 7b. Organism is an herb…Taraxicum officinale

3 of 11) Two part question: a) In which kingdom(s) can you find prokaryotes? b) In which kingdom(s) is life typically unicellular?

4 of 11) Place the seven levels of organization (taxa) in order of largest to smallest.

5 of 11 ) What are body structures with similar structures yet different functions?

6 of 11) Two part question: A) What is the final trait that plants and fungi have in common? B) How many traits do animals and plants share?

7 of 11) What kind of evidence is this cladogram based on?

8 of 11 ) Two part question: a) How many organisms have amniotic eggs? b) What separates the lancelets from the other organisms?

9 of 11) Which organism is most closely related to humans? Humans K = Animals P = Chordata C = Mammals O = Primates F = Hominids G = Homo S = sapiens Organism A K = Animals P = Chordata C = Mammals O = Cetacea F = Delphinidae G = Orcinus S = orca Organism B K = Animals P = Chordata C = Mammals O = Carnivora F = Ursidae G = Ursus S = arctos Organism C K = Animals P = Chordata C = Mammals O = Primates F = Hominids G = Panina S = pan

10 of 11 ) Which object number is pictured below? Object 1 Object 2 Object 3 Object 4 Object 5 Object 6 Object 8 Object 9 Object 10 Object 11 Object 12 Object 7

11 of 11) In two different species, the blastopore develops into the organisms’ mouth. What does this tell scientists about these species relatedness?

Bacteria Questions

1 of 14) Which are bacteria? There may be more than 1 answer. Choose all that apply. Methanogens Gram positive Basidiospores Halophiles Gram negative Thermophiles Euglenoids Water molds DiatomsPseudopods

2 of 14) Two part question: a) What do cyanobacteria produce that creates our ozone layer? b) What is the chemical formula for ozone?

3 of 14) Which letter shows Streptococcus pneumoniae?

4 of 14) What are organisms (not just bacteria) that must have oxygen called?

5 of 14 ) Two part question: a) Which letter is used to anchor bacteria? b) Name this bacteria part.

6 of 14) What is the bacterial process where DNA is exchanged called?

7 of 14 ) Two part question: a) Name the cell part that connects two cells during conjugation? b) Identify its letter in the picture.

8 of 14) Name the 6 kingdoms of life.

9 of 14 ) From inside to outside, name the 3 layers of a bacteria cell. F = ____________ E = ____________ D = ____________

10 of 14 ) Three part question: Which traits are most common in bacteria? Choose one for EACH. Part A) Reproduction: Asexual or Sexual Part B) Feeding: Autotrophs or Heterotrophs Part C) Cell type: Prokaryote or Eukaryote

11 of 14 ) Which group of Archaea cause intestinal gas?

12 of 14 ) Halophiles prefer to live in what type of environments?

13 of 14) Two part question: a)Which shows Gram Positive bacteria? a/b b) Which bacteria is harder to treat? a/b

14 of 14) In harsh environments, which part (letter) could be protected by an endospore?

Protista Questions

1 of 11) Which are protista? There may be more than 1 answer. Choose all that apply. Methanogens Gram positive Basidiospores Halophiles Gram negative Thermophiles Euglenoids Water molds DiatomsPseudopods

2 of 11) Which protista are photosynthetic and thus plant-like? There may be more than 1 answer. Choose all that apply. Dinoflagellates Ciliates Euglenoids Water molds DiatomsPseudopods FlagellatesSlime molds

3 of 11) Protista likely led to the evolution of which other kingdoms of life? There maybe more than one answer.

4 of 11) What is the ONE main (most important) difference between bacteria and protista?

5 of 11) Which category of animal-like protista is this amoeba a part of? Hint….

6 of 11) Why are animal-like protists not considered real animals?

7 of 11) Most plankton are found in which category of plant-like protista?

8 of 11) The Irish Potato Famine was caused by which type of protista?

9 of 11) Which two categories of protista are decomposers?

10 of 11) Plasmodium is spread by mosquito bites. What disease does it cause in humans?

11 of 11) List two reasons why plant-like protists are not classified as true plants.

Exchange your answers

1 of 11) The genus of a cow is BOS and the species name is TAURUS. Using proper binomial nomenclature write it’s scientific name. capitalizedlowercase underlined

V 2 of 11) What is the scientific name of organism #7?

3 of 11) Two part question: a) In which kingdom(s) can you find prokaryotes? b) In which kingdom(s) is life typically unicellular?

4 of 11) Place the seven levels of organization in order of largest to smallest.

5 of 11 ) What are body structures with similar structures yet different functions?

6 of 11) Two part question: A) What is the final trait that plants and fungi have in common? B) How many traits do animals and plants share?

7 of 11) What kind of evidence is this cladogram based on?

8 of 11 ) Two part question: a) How many organisms have amniotic eggs? b) What separates the lancelets from the other organisms?

9 of 11) Which organism is most closely related to humans? Humans K = Animals P = Chordata C = Mammals O = Primates F = Hominids G = Homo S = sapiens Organism A K = Animals P = Chordata C = Mammals O = Cetacea F = Delphinidae G = Orcinus S = orca Organism B K = Animals P = Chordata C = Mammals O = Carnivora F = Ursidae G = Ursus S = arctos Organism C K = Animals P = Chordata C = Mammals O = Primates F = Hominids G = Panina S = pan

10 of 11 ) Which object number is pictured below? Object 1 Object 2 Object 3 Object 4 Object 5 Object 6 Object 8 Object 9 Object 10 Object 11 Object 12 Object 7

11 of 11) In two different species, the blastopore develops into the organisms’ mouth. What does this tell scientists about these species relatedness?

Bacteria Questions

1 of 14) Which are bacteria? There may be more than 1 answer. Choose all that apply. Archaea Bacteria Fungus Protista Archaea Bacteria Archaea Protista Methanogens Gram positive Basidiospores Halophiles Gram negative Thermophiles Euglenoids Water molds DiatomsPseudopods

2 of 14) Two part question: a) What do cyanobacteria produce that creates our ozone layer? b) What is the chemical formula for ozone?

3 of 14) Which letter shows Streptococcus pneumoniae?

4 of 14) What are organisms (not just bacteria) that must have oxygen called?

5 of 14 ) Two part question: a) Which letter is used to anchor bacteria? b) Name this bacteria part.

6 of 14) What is the bacterial process where DNA is exchanged called?

7 of 14 ) Two part question: a) Name the cell part that connects two cells during conjugation? b) Identify its letter in the picture.

8 of 14) Name the 6 kingdoms of life.

9 of 14 ) From inside to outside, name the 3 layers of a bacteria cell. F = __________________ E = __________________ D = __________________

10 of 14 ) Three part question: Which traits are most common in bacteria? Part A) Reproduction: Asexual or Sexual Part B) Feeding: Autotrophs or Heterotrophs Part C) Cell type: Prokaryote or Eukaryote

11 of 14 ) Which group of Archaea cause intestinal gas?

12 of 14 ) Halophiles prefer to live in what type of environments?

13 of 14) Two part question: a) Which shows Gram Positive bacteria? b) Which bacteria is harder to treat?

14 of 14) In harsh environments, which part (letter) could be protected by an endospore?

Protista Questions

1 of 11) Which are protista? There may be more than 1 answer. Choose all that apply. Methanogens Gram positive Basidiospores Halophiles Gram negative Thermophiles Euglenoids Water molds DiatomsPseudopods Bacteria Fungus Protista Bacteria Protista

2 of 11) Which protista are photosynthetic and thus plant-like? There may be more than 1 answer. Choose all that apply. Dinoflagellates Ciliates Euglenoids Water molds DiatomsPseudopods FlagellatesSlime molds Animal-like Plant-like Animal-like Fungus-like Plant-like Animal-like Fungus-like

3 of 11) Protista likely led to the evolution of which other kingdoms of life?

4 of 11) What is the ONE main (most important) difference between bacteria and protista?

5 of 11) Which category of animal-like protista is this amoeba a part of? Hint….

6 of 11) Why are animal-like protists not considered real animals?

7 of 11) Most plankton are found in which category of plant-like protista?

8 of 11) The Irish Potato Famine was caused by which type of protista?

9 of 11) Which two categories of protista are decomposers?

10 of 11) Plasmodium is spread by mosquito bites. What disease does it cause in humans?

11 of 11) List two reasons why plant-like protists are not classified as true plants.