1. Kingdoms & Classification
Discussion Questions

2. Biological Hierarchy
Be able to list the levels of Biological classification from most general to most specific.

3. Taxonomy Is the study of _________________. Binomial nomenclature:
Genus species
Homo sapien
Canis lupus

4. Domains & Kingdoms In the pictures: thermal vents and hot springs.
To which domain do the prokaryotes living in these places belong?
What kingdom?

5. Domains & Kingdoms To which domain do these organisms belong?
To which kingdom do these organisms belong?
Are they prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

6. Domains & Kingdoms Left: Plants Right: Algae
To what kingdom do the algae belong?
To which domain do they both belong?
What organelle qualifies all of these for this domain?
What organelle would they have in common that would allow them to conduct photosynthesis?

7. Domains & Kingdoms To which domain do these yeasts belong?
To which kingdom do these yeasts belong?
How are yeast different than the other members of their kingdom?
Are these organisms autotrophic or heterotrophic?
What organelle do these lack that would be present in an algae or a plant?

8. Domains & Kingdoms This is the aquatic plant Elodea.
To which domain/kingdom would they belong?
What makes up their cell walls?
How are their cell walls different than that of the members of the kingdom Fungi?
Are they autotrophic or heterotrophic?
What organelles are visible in the top picture?

9. Domains & Kingdoms To which domain/kingdom do these wolves belong?
Multi-cellular or unicellular?
Autotrophic or heterotrophic?
Sexual or asexual reproduction?
Cell walls?

10. Domains & Kingdoms To what domain/kingdom do these E. coli belong?
Prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
What is the species name?

11. Domains & Kingdoms
To what domain/kingdom to these cyanobacteria belong?
What role do they play in the environment?
Do they have chloroplast?
Are they autotrophic or heterotrophic?

12. Domains & Kingdoms
What did we use to identify these sharks down to a family?
Describe the process.
To what domain/kingdom do they belong?

13. Domains & Kingdoms What two domains/kingdoms would NOT have a nucleus?
Which domains/kingdoms DO have a nucleus?

14. Domains & Kingdoms Top: Canis lupus Bottom: Canis familiaris
Do they share the same:
Kingdom?
Phylum?
Class?
Order?
Family?
Genus?
Species?

15. Domains &Kingdoms What kind of trees are these?
How are they organized?
What kinds of inferences can be made?

16. Domains & Kingdoms
Archaea that like heat are _______________ Archaea that produce methane are ______________ Archaea that like salt are _______________

17. Domains & Kingdoms
Some folks call these skunks Some folks call them pole cats Scientists would call them By a Genus species name There are 13 different species
How are organisms named scientifically? What is the advantage of this system?
Who developed it?

18. Domains & Kingdoms To what domain/kingdom to these belong?
Heterotrophic or Autotrophic?
Cell walls made of__________ ?
“fairy rings”
Mostly under ground, mushrooms for reproduction

19. Domains & Kingdoms Top: Unicellular eubacteria
Bottom: Unicellular protists
What makes these unicellular organisms so different?
To what domains do each belong?

20. Domains & Kingdoms To which domain would this T-Rex belong?
How do you know?
What is his mode of motility?
Is this unique to the kingdom animalia?