1. Taxonomy Test Review

2. What is the Science of classifying living things?
Taxonomy

3. Who was the first to classify living things?
Aristotle

4. What was Aristotle's method of classification?
He grouped according to where they lived- land, air, water

5. What were problems with Aristotle’s method?
Some animals like the duck could live in all three places. Where is it categorized?

6. Whose system do we base our classification system on?
Linnaeus

7. What is the two part naming system Linnaeus came up with?
Binomial nomenclature

8. What language was chosen for the scientific names?
Latin

9. Why was Latin 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!

10. Which of the following is a common name?
Cyanocitta cristata
Northern Atlantic moon snail
Felis leo
Canis vulpes

11. What 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. Genus species

12. VOCABULARY REVIEW
What is the grouping or arranging things according to a system called?
Classify / classification

13. What is a group of closely related orders?
Class

14. What is a group of closely related genera?
Family

15. What do we call a group of living things that can mate with each other and whose offspring can mate?
species

16. What is the largest classification group?
Kingdom

17. Which classification level has more characteristics in common: order, phylum, or genera?
Genera- It is lower on the levels

18. What tool(s) do taxonomists use to help identify living things?
Dichotomous key/ taxonomic key
Field guide

19. What do we call an organism that cannot make its own food?
heterotroph

20. What is a simple cell with no nucleus and many other organelles?
prokaryote

21. What is An organism that is able to produce its own food?
autotroph

22. Identify 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

23. Name the 7 levels of classification from general to specific
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
species

24. Name the current 6 kingdoms
Animal
Plant
Protist
Fungus
Eubacteria
Archaebacteria

25. What kingdom of multicellular organisms contains eukaryotes and autotrophs?
Plants

26. Name an organism that is single celled eukaryote.
diatiom, euglena, paramecium, spirogyra, amoeba, volvox

27. STUDY STUDY STUDY STUDY
Worksheets
Quiz
Notes- Intro & Kingdoms
Unit Review worksheet