1. 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.

2. 1 of 11) The genus of a cow is BOS and the species name is TAURUS
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.

3. 2 of 11) What is the scientific name of organism #7
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

4. 3 of 11) Two part question: a) In which kingdom(s) can you find prokaryotes? b) In which kingdom(s) is life typically unicellular?

5. 4 of 11) Place the seven levels of organization (taxa) in order of largest to smallest.

6. 5 of 11) What are body structures with similar structures yet different functions?

7. 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?

8. 7 of 11) What kind of evidence is this cladogram based on?

9. 8 of 11) Two part question: a) How many organisms have amniotic eggs
8 of 11) Two part question: a) How many organisms have amniotic eggs? b) What separates the lancelets from the other organisms?

10. 9 of 11) Which organism is most closely related to humans?
K = Animals
P = Chordata
C = Mammals
O = Primates
F = Hominids
G = Homo
S = sapiens
Organism B
K = Animals
P = Chordata
C = Mammals
O = Carnivora
F = Ursidae
G = Ursus
S = arctos
Organism A
K = Animals
P = Chordata
C = Mammals
O = Cetacea
F = Delphinidae
G = Orcinus
S = orca
Organism C
K = Animals
P = Chordata
C = Mammals
O = Primates
F = Hominids
G = Panina
S = pan

11. 10 of 11) Which object number is pictured below?

12. 11 of 11) In two different species, the blastopore develops into the organisms’ mouth. What does this tell scientists about these species relatedness?

13. Exchange your answers

14. 1 of 11) The genus of a cow is BOS and the species name is TAURUS
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.
Bos taurus
capitalized
lowercase
underlined

15. Must be written in this formatV
Ophiophagus hannah
Must be written in this format
2 of 11) What is the scientific name of organism #7?

16. Bacteria (Eubacteria), Archaea (Archaebacteria)
3 of 11) Two part question: a) In which kingdom(s) can you find prokaryotes? b) In which kingdom(s) is life typically unicellular?
Bacteria (Eubacteria), Archaea (Archaebacteria)
Bacteria (Eubacteria), Archaea (Archaebacteria), Protista

17. 4 of 11) Place the seven levels of organization in order of largest to smallest.
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

18. 5 of 11) What are body structures with similar structures yet different functions?
Homologous

19. 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?
multicellular
three

20. 7 of 11) What kind of evidence is this cladogram based on?
Morphology

21. They lack a vertebral column or you
8 of 11) Two part question: a) How many organisms have amniotic eggs? b) What separates the lancelets from the other organisms? 2
They lack a vertebral column or you
could say that they lack ALL the derived characteristics

22. 9 of 11) Which organism is most closely related to humans?
K = Animals
P = Chordata
C = Mammals
O = Primates
F = Hominids
G = Homo
S = sapiens
Organism B
K = Animals
P = Chordata
C = Mammals
O = Carnivora
F = Ursidae
G = Ursus
S = arctos
Organism A
K = Animals
P = Chordata
C = Mammals
O = Cetacea
F = Delphinidae
G = Orcinus
S = orca
Organism C
K = Animals
P = Chordata
C = Mammals
O = Primates
F = Hominids
G = Panina
S = pan

23. 10 of 11) Which object number is pictured below?

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