1. Classification Review Game
Chapter 9
Classification Review Game

2. Sing the classification song

3. Sing the dichotomous key song

4. The division of organisms into groups or classes based on characteristics is _______________.

5. The division of organisms into groups or classes based on characteristics is _______________.
A: Classification

6. What system based on shared characteristics is used to classify organisms?
A: An ____-level system

7. What system based on shared characteristics is used to classify organisms?
A: An eight-level system

8. Who is considered the father of the modern system of naming and classification?

9. Who is considered the father of the modern system of naming and classification?
A: Carolus Linneaus

10. What is this 2-part naming system called?

11. What is this 2-part naming system called?
A: Binomial Nomenclature

12. What are the two parts to a scientific name?

13. What are the two parts to a scientific name?
A: Genus and species

14. What branch of science did Linneaus help develop?

15. What branch of science did Linneaus help develop?
A: Taxonomy

16. Into which two groups did scientists originally classify all living things?

17. Into which two groups did scientists originally classify all living things?
A: Plants and Animals

18. The jaguar (Panthera onca), the lion (Panthera leo), and the tiger (Panthera tigris) are different species, but they share the same _______.

19. The jaguar (Panthera onca), the lion (Panthera leo), and the tiger (Panthera tigris) are different species, but they share the same _______.
A: Genus

20. Since the jaguar and the tiger are members of different species, what are they unable to do?

21. Since the jaguar and the tiger are members of different species, what are they unable to do?
A: Mate to produce fertile offspring

22. Which animals have color vision?

23. Which animals have color vision?

24. Which animal has a much larger brain but is not bipedal?

25. Which animal has a much larger brain but is not bipedal?

26. How many levels of classification are there?

27. How many levels of classification are there?

28. List the 8 levels of classification in order from most general to most specific.

29. List the 8 levels of classification in order from most general to most specific.
A: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

30. How many domains are there today?
List them.

31. How many domains are there today?
List them.
A: Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya

32. How many kingdoms are there today?
List the kingdoms.

33. How many kingdoms are there today?
List the kingdoms.
A: Archaeabacteria, Eubacteria, Protists, Fungi, Plants, Animals

34. To which kingdom would these organisms belong:
Slime mold, paramecium, and amoeba

35. To which kingdom would these organisms belong:
Slime mold, paramecium, and amoeba
A: Kingdom Protista

36. To which kingdom would this organism belong:
A complex multicellular organism that absorbs nutrients from its surroundings.

37. To which kingdom would this organism belong:
A complex multicellular organism that absorbs nutrients from its surroundings.
A: Kingdom Fungi

38. To which kingdom would this organism belong:
A prokaryote that lives in extreme environments

39. To which kingdom would this organism belong:
A prokaryote that lives in extreme environments
A: Kingdom Archaeabacteria

40. To which kingdom would this organism belong:
A prokaryote that can either be cocci, spirilla, or bacilli.

41. To which kingdom would this organism belong:
A prokaryote that can either be cocci, spirilla, or bacilli.
A: Kingdom Eubacteria

42. To which kingdom would this organism belong:
A complex multicellular heterotroph that usually moves, responds to its environment using specialized sense organs, and reproduces sexually.

43. To which kingdom would this organism belong:
A complex multicellular heterotroph that usually moves, responds to its environment using specialized sense organs, and reproduces sexually.
A: Kingdom Animalia

44. Kingdom Animalia is subdivided into 2 phyla. Name the 2 phyla.

45. Kingdom Animalia is subdivided into 2 phyla. Name the 2 phyla.
A: invertebrates and vertebrates

46. To which kingdom would this organism belong:
A eukaryote that can perform photosynthesis and whose cells have cell walls.

47. To which kingdom would this organism belong:
A eukaryote that can perform photosynthesis and whose cells have cell walls.
A: Kingdom Plantae

48. Why are organisms in the Kingdom Fungi not classified as plants?

49. Why are organisms in the Kingdom Fungi not classified as plants?
A: They can’t do photosynthesis

50. What tool would you use to help you identify an organism that you did not know?

51. What tool would you use to help you identify an organism that you did not know?
A: Dichotomous Key

52. After looking at a dichotomous key, you have identified a domestic dog as Canis lupus . What is the dog’s species name?

53. After looking at a dichotomous key, you have identified a domestic dog as Canis lupus . What is the dog’s species name? A: lupus

54. After looking at a dichotomous key, you have identified a domestic dog as Canis lupus . What is the dog’s genus?

55. After looking at a dichotomous key, you have identified a domestic dog as Canis lupus . What is the dog’s genus?
A: Canis

56. Why did scientists develop new domains and kingdoms?

57. Why did scientists develop new domains and kingdoms?
A: New organisms were discovered

58. What does a dichotomous key consist of?

59. What does a dichotomous key consist of?
A: A series of paired statements.

60. List 1 organism found in each of the 6 kingdoms.
Organism found in the Kingdom
Archaeabacteria

61. List 1 organism found in each of the 6 kingdoms.
Organism found in the Kingdom
Archaeabacteria
Heat lovers, Salt lovers, Methane makers

62. List 1 organism found in each of the 6 kingdoms.
Organism found in the Kingdom
Eubacteria

63. List 1 organism found in each of the 6 kingdoms.
Organism found in the Kingdom
Eubacteria
Cocci/Bacilli/Spirilla

64. List 1 organism found in each of the 6 kingdoms.
Organism found in the Kingdom
Protista

65. List 1 organism found in each of the 6 kingdoms.
Organism found in the Kingdom
Protista
Protozoans, Algae, Slime Molds, Euglenoids

66. List 1 organism found in each of the 6 kingdoms.
Organism found in the Kingdom
Fungi

67. List 1 organism found in each of the 6 kingdoms.
Organism found in the Kingdom
Fungi
Threadlike mold, Sac Fungi, Club Fungi Imperfect Fungi

68. List 1 organism found in each of the 6 kingdoms.
Organism found in the Kingdom
Plant

69. List 1 organism found in each of the 6 kingdoms.
Organism found in the Kingdom
Plant
Flower, Tree

70. List 1 organism found in each of the 6 kingdoms.
Organism found in the Kingdom
Animal

71. List 1 organism found in each of the 6 kingdoms.
Organism found in the Kingdom
Animal
Birds, Dogs, Eagles