Kingdoms And Classification

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What is classification

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Putting things into orderly groups based on similar characteristics

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What were the first two categories that scientists grouped living things into?

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Plants and animals

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Why were more categories for living things created?

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There were more species that were discovered and they did not fit the categories

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Who founded the science of taxonomy?

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Carolus Linnaeus

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What is taxonomy?

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The science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms

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What do shared characteristics tell us about organisms?

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How closely related they are

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What are branching diagrams, or cladograms?

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Show relationships based on shared characteristics

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What is the order of the 7 taxa levels from most general to most specific?

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Kingdom, phylum, class, order. family genus, species

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What makes a group of organisms the same species?

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If they can interbreed

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What is the language used for scientific names?

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Latin

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Using binomial nomenclature, where does the first word in the scientific name come from?

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The genus

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Using binomial nomenclature, where does the second word in the scientific name come from?

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The species

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What tool do taxonomists use to classify organisms?

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Dichotomous Key

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Which of the following statements correctly describes the difference between plant cells and animal cells?
A. Animal cells have cell membranes but plant cells do not.
B. Plants cells have cell membranes but animal cells do not.
C. Animal cells have chloroplasts but plant cells do not.
D. Plant cells have chloroplasts but animal cells do not.

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D. Plant cells have chloroplasts but animal cells do not.

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Why are plants called producers and animals are called consumers?

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Plants use the sunlight for energy. Consumers eat other organisms for energy.

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Which student correctly identified the characteristics that are only specific to animals?

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Student 3

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What are two cell structures that plants have that do not exist in animal cells?

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Cell wall and chloroplasts

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Based on the differences between plant and animal cells, which cell is most likely from a plant cell?

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A

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Which characteristic describes all members of Kingdom Plantae and some members of Kingdom Protista?

A. They contain leaves.
B. They contain chloroplast
C. They are able to decompose nonliving organisms.
D. They are able to obtain energy from other organisms.

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B. They contain chloroplast

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Which kingdom contains an organism with all of these characteristics?

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Fungi

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Study the table. What is the information that is missing?

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Multicellular- Yes

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A teacher asked students to identify characteristics of organisms in the kingdom Eubacteria. Which student correctly identified two characteristics of Eubacteria?

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Student 1

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Scientists have discovered a new organism. It is a single celled organism, and it is eukaryotic. Into which kingdom should this new organism be placed?

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Protista

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Which kingdom includes some organisms that have no nucleus and can live in an environment with extremely high salt content?

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Archaebacteria

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Which statement describes a characteristic shared by all organisms classified within the Protista, Plantae, and Fungi kingdoms?

A. Their cells have cell walls.
B. Their cells have chloroplasts.
C. Each of their cells has a nucleus.
D. Each of their cells has a large vacuole.

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C. Each of their cells has a nucleus

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A walking stick is an insect that looks like a twig from a tree. Which two characteristics are best used to classify the walking stick as an animal, and not a plant?

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Moves and is a consumer

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In which kingdom does Organism X belong?

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Animalia

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Look at the cladogram. Which primate shares the most traits with humans?

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Chimpanzee

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Use the dichotomous key on the other side to find the scientific name of the organisms shown.

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