Unit 11 Study Guide
Classification and Survey of Kingdoms
Honors Biology
Objectives: HINT** : These are the things you will be tested on at the end of this unit.
1. Be able to read and draw conclusions from a cladogram and a phylogenetic tree/diagram
2. Develop cladograms or dichotomous key (taxonomic key) from pictures or descriptions of organisms
3. Follow a taxonomic key to identify organisms.
4. Classify an unknown organism into a kingdom or domain based on its characteristics.
5. Define a species in terms of the ability to mate and produce fertile offspring
6. Explain how similarities used to group taxa might reflect evolutionary relationships (e.g., similarities in DNA
and protein structures, internal anatomical features, patterns of development)
7. Explain how and why the classification of any taxon might change as more is learned about the organisms
assigned to that taxon.
8. Compare protein and DNA sequences to determine relatedness.
9. Use amino acid sequences or DNA nucleotides to estimate the time of divergence for species and higher taxa,
such as kingdoms and phyla.
10. Identify the characteristics of organisms in each Domain and each Kingdom. Give examples of each.
11. Identify the three basic shapes of bacteria
12. Distinguish between gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria
13. Explain why viruses are not considered living organisms by most biologists
14. Give three examples of viral non-sexually transmitted diseases and three examples of bacterial
non-sexually transmitted diseases. Discuss how each is spread and the symptoms of each.
15. Compare and contrast the lytic and lysogenic viral cycles.
16. Describe the symptoms and explain the transmission of 3 sexually transmitted diseases.
17. Describe the human immunodeficiency virus and how it uses the human immune system to replicate.
18. Explain what a vaccine is and how it works.
19. Distinguish between the symptoms of a cold and the flu.
20. Identify the major structures of the human immune system (p961).
21. Explain how your body recognizes pathogens.
22. Explain why most people cannot get the same viral disease more than once
23. Explain how work is done in a laboratory in a way that minimizes safety issues.
24. Be prepared to explain any laboratories in this unit and demonstrate the use of any techniques used in
the laboratory setting. (This may be extensive!)
Vocabulary: (35 words) You will have a quiz over the definitions for these words 1 - 2 days after you define them.
At the end of the unit, you should understand the meaning of each word and its application to this unit.
binomial nomenclature
clade
cladogram
cladistics
Domain Archaea
Domain Bacteria
Domain Eukarya
dichotomous/
taxonomic key
B cell
T cell
Archea
gram negative
gram positive
virus
taxon
taxonomy
outgroup
Protista
pathogen
histamine
phagocyte
allergy
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Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
Eubacteria
spirillum
coccus
bacillus
antigen
macrophage
natural killer cell
antibody
interferon
Resources:
Text:
Postlethwait, J.H., & Hopson, J. L., Modern Biology. Holt, Rhinehart, and Wilson. 2006: Austin.
Chapters 17, 23, 24.1, & Reference: Classification, p 1078 - 1084
Text Website: http://my.hrw.com
Ms. Montgomery’s website: http://bit.ly/196vQTj PH Lab Bench: http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/labbench/
Major dates:
Vocabulary Quiz : April 28 Notes Due:
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24.1
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April 24
April 29/30
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May 13
Test : May 20 Final Exam Review Due for EC: May 13
Final Exam Review Due For credit: day of your final exam
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