T AXONOMY T EST R EVIEW
W HAT IS THE S CIENCE OF CLASSIFYING LIVING THINGS ? Taxonomy
W HO WAS THE FIRST TO CLASSIFY LIVING THINGS ? Aristotle
W HAT WAS A RISTOTLE ' S METHOD OF CLASSIFICATION ? He grouped according to where they lived- land, air, water
W HAT WERE PROBLEMS WITH A RISTOTLE ’ S METHOD ? Some animals like the duck could live in all three places. Where is it categorized?
W HOSE SYSTEM DO WE BASE OUR CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM ON ? Linnaeus
W HAT IS THE TWO PART NAMING SYSTEM L INNAEUS CAME UP WITH ? Binomial nomenclature
W HAT LANGUAGE WAS CHOSEN FOR THE SCIENTIFIC NAMES ? Latin
W HY WAS L ATIN 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!
W HICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A COMMON NAME ? Felis leo Canis vulpes Hummingbird
W HAT IS THE CORRECT WAY TO WRITE THE GENUS AND SPECIES OF AN ORGANISM ? 1. genus species 2. Genus Species 3. Genus species 4. genus Species 3. G enus s pecies
VOCABULARY REVIEW What is the grouping or arranging things according to a system called? Classify / classification
W HAT IS A GROUP OF CLOSELY RELATED ORDERS ? Class
W HAT IS A GROUP OF CLOSELY RELATED GENERA ? Family
W HAT DO WE CALL A GROUP OF LIVING THINGS THAT CAN MATE WITH EACH OTHER AND WHOSE OFFSPRING CAN MATE ? species
W HAT IS THE LARGEST CLASSIFICATION GROUP ? Kingdom
W HICH CLASSIFICATION LEVEL HAS MORE CHARACTERISTICS IN COMMON : ORDER, PHYLUM, OR GENERA ? Genera- It is lower on the levels
W HAT TOOL ( S ) DO TAXONOMISTS USE TO HELP IDENTIFY LIVING THINGS ? Dichotomous key/ taxonomic key Field guide
W HAT DO WE CALL AN ORGANISM THAT CANNOT MAKE ITS OWN FOOD ? heterotroph
W HAT IS A SIMPLE CELL WITH NO NUCLEUS AND MANY OTHER ORGANELLES ? prokaryote
W HAT IS A N ORGANISM THAT IS ABLE TO PRODUCE ITS OWN FOOD ? autotroph
I DENTIFY THE CORRECT KINGDOM FOR EACH ORGANISM Strept throat- Eubacteria Mushrooms- Fungi Insects- Animalia Microorganisms in hot volcanic ash Archaebacteria A rose Plantae Ameoba, paramecium Protista OrganismKingdom
STUDY STUDY Worksheets Quiz Notes- Intro & Kingdoms Unit Review worksheet