Name:_____________________________________________________________ Date:___________________________________ Per: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Section
Taxonomy &
Classification
Learning Targets: Taxonomy, Kingdom and Plants
Question
1. How does having a standard taxonomic system benefit the scientific community?
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2. Who developed binomial nomenclature?____________________________________________
3. What does binomial nomenclature mean?___________________________________________
4. What language are scientific names written in?_______________________________________
Look at the diagram below and fill in the correct hierarchal levels.
5. ______________________________
6. _______________________________
7. _______________________________
8. _______________________________
9. _______________________________
10. _______________________________
11. ________________________________
12. What taxonomic level is the most broad (contains the most organisms)?______________________
13. What taxonomic level is the most specific?_____________________________
14. The scientific name for a cat is Felis domesticus. The genus name is __________________________ and the species name is
_______________________________.
15. Which of the following is most closely related to the Arctic wolf (Canis lupus)?
a. Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
b. Artic fox (Vules lagopus)
C. Coyote (Canis latrans)
D. African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)
16. If 2 organisms are in the same family, which other hierarchal (taxonomic) levels would they also belong
to?_________________________________________________________________
Dichotomous
Keys
17. Use the following dichotomous key to determine each bird
Bird W__________________________
Bird X___________________________
Bird Y___________________________
Bird Z___________________________
Cladogram
Examine the following cladogram below and use the word bank to determine each new organism’s derived trait
18.
Kingdoms
Bipedal(2 feet)
Jaws
Lungs
Hair
No tail
19. The 3 Main domains are:
A) Animalia, Plantae and Protista C) Archaebacterial, Plantae and Animalia
B) Eukarya, Archaea and Bacteria D) Eubacteria, Archaebacterial, Bacteria
Claws/Nails
20. List the 6 kingdoms and fill in the correct description for each:
Kingdom
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
Unicellular or multicellular?
Autotrophic or heterotrophic?
21. Suppose you were examining just ONE kingdom. Match the following terms on the left with their appropriate numbers in each
category on the right by drawing a line.
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Plants
4,578
15
1
673
3
134
76
22.Write a mnemonic device to help remember the levels of taxonomy:
K___________________________________________
P___________________________________________
C___________________________________________
O___________________________________________
F___________________________________________
G___________________________________________
S____________________________________________
Circle the appropriate answer for each question below
23. The first plants on earth were (vascular, non-vascular) and lived in (water/land).
24. Ancestors to today’s plants include (algae, angiosperms) and absorbed the water they needed by using (xylem/ osmosis)
25. Vascular plants have 2 specialized tissues for transporting materials. List the 2 tissues and describe what they transport.
1.
2.
26. The two ways plants can reproduce are:
A) Using seeds and spores
C) Using spores and shoots
B) Using seeds and stems
D) Using spores and stems
27. List and describe the 4 tropisms in plants
1.
2.
3.
4.
28. Label the following diagram using the word bank to the right
Word bank
Receptacle
Stigma
Style
Ovary
Pistil
Petal
Filament
Anther
Stamen
Sepal
Circle the appropriate answer for each question below
29. The female portion of the flower is the (stamen, pistil) while the male portion of the flower is the (stamen, pistil)
30. The (stem, cuticle) helps keep the leaf from drying out. This was an essential adaptation to life on (earth, reefs)
31. In order to prevent water loss, plants can open and close their (phloem, stomata) which is located on the (top, underside) of
their leaves.
32. What is the function of the roots?
33. What is the function of the stem?
34. What is the function of the leaves?