1. Classification
Photo: Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor), close-up of eye, by Fred Hoogervorst.
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Assessment statement
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Teacher’s notes
5.5.1
Outline the binomial system of nomenclature. 2
5.5.2
List seven levels in the hierarchy of taxa—kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species—using an example from two different kingdoms for each level. 1
5.5.3
Distinguish between the following phyla of plants, using simple external recognition features: bryophyta, filicinophyta, coniferophyta and angiospermophyta.
5.5.4
Distinguish between the following phyla of animals, using simple external recognition features: porifera, cnidaria, platyhelminthes, annelida, mollusca and arthropoda.
5.5.5
Apply and design a key for a group of up to eight organisms. 3
A dichotomous key should be used.
Further Skills:
Access and appropriately use resources from Arkive.org
Recognise licenses as copyright, Creative Commons or Green Flag
Assessment Statements for IB Biology from
Online IB Biology Subject Guide

3. Notes and Resources
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In this class task, you will be accessing images from Arkive.
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Be careful in your work:
Typography, formatting, naming conventions
Image source and license
Screenshot in (command-ctrl-shift-4) the IUCN conservation status
paste in place and right-click ‘send to back’.
Classification modified from Stephen Taylor

4. Paste an image of the organism
Lesser Flamingo
Phoeniconaias minor
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Phoenicopteriformes
Family
Phoenicopteridae
Genus
Phoeniconaias
species
minor
Paste an image of the organism
here
Conservation Status:
Image title: Lesser flamingo close-up of eye by: Fred Hoogervorst License: Green Flag URL:
MrT’s example

5. Paste an image of the organism
Lesser Flamingo
Phoeniconaias minor
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Phoenicopteriformes
Family
Phoenicopteridae
Genus
Phoeniconaias
species
minor
Paste an image of the organism
here
Conservation Status:
Paste in the status for your own species.
Right-click, ‘Order’, ‘Send to Back’.
Check this information:
Image title: Lesser flamingo close-up of eye by: Fred Hoogervorst License: Green Flag URL:
MrT’s example

6. Paste an image of the organism
Common Name
Genus species
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
species
Paste an image of the organism
here
Conservation Status:
Image title: Xx by: Xx License:Xx
URL:
Student name

7. Paste an image of the organism
Common Name
Genus species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
species
Paste an image of the organism
here
Conservation Status:
Image title: Xx by: Xx License:Xx
URL:
Student name

8. When you are done:
Check both documents are complete:
Image, source, photographer, license
Check classification is correct
Check name is correct
Check IUCN status is correct
Check it all looks good
Check your name is on the bottom-right
Drag your two slides to the top of the presentation
They should appear as Slide 1 and Slide 2
Let me know
And then:
Explore the interactive tree of life:
How closely related are your two species?
Test it with other pairs of species (and us).

9. Bryophyta Filicinophyta Coniferophyta Angiospermo- phyta Porifera
Classification Dominoes: Plant and Animal Phyla Print 1 set per student, groups 2-4
Animalia
Bilateral symmetry. Segmented. Mouth & anus. Exoskeletons.
Bryophyta
Plantae
Mosses.
Small, furry, no vasculature. Reproduces with sporangia on stalks.
Filicinophyta
Ferns.
Up to 15m. Non-woody.
Leaves in sections. Reproduces with sporangia under leaf curls.
Coniferophyta
Pine trees
Large, up to 100m.
Woody trees, leaves re spiky. Female cones contain seeds.
Angiospermo-
phyta
Flowering plants.
Up to 100m. Roots, leaves, stems. Produce flowers, seeds in fruits.
Porifera
Sponges.
No symmetry, no mouth or anus. No segments. Filter feeders attached to rocks & coral.
Cnidaria
Jellies & Anemones.
Radial symmetry. No segments. Mouth, no anus. Tentacles around mouth, may sting.
Platy-
helminthes
Flatworms.
Bilateral symmetry. No segments. Mouth, no anus. Many are parasites.
Annelida
Segmented worms.
Bilateral symmetry. Segments. Mouth & anus. Includes earthworms & leeches.
Mollusca
Bilateral symmetry. No segments. Mouth & anus. Includes snails, squid.
Arthropoda