STUDY ISLAND: http://www.studyisland.com/
Username: First initial and last name @HBMS
EX: MLoe@HBMS
Password: Lunch #
Directions: FIRST take the STUDY ISLAND PRETEST then complete the evolution and classification web
quests below. You will have two days to complete these tasks. When you are done with the web
quests you can choose a study island topic of your choice to practice on.
Evolution WEB QUEST Go To: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/evolution/what-is-evolution/naturalselection-game/the-evolution-experience.html
The Theory (read then answer the questions)
1. What did Wallace and Darwin suggest from their observations?
2. They also stated that only those organisms that do survive long enough to
_________________are then able to pass on their ___________________ to their
offspring.
How does it work? (read then answer the questions)
1. What is evolution?
2. What is evolution driven by?
3. Describe Natural selection:
Evolution Experience
Play the evolution experience, THEN and answer the questions below.
1. What is happening to the population of the blue bugs each year? WHY?
2. What is happening to the population of the green bugs each year? WHY?
3. Is the species evolving? Explain.
CLASSIFICATION SCAVENGER HUNT
Names __________________________________Period ______ Date _______
Go to http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0193009.html
1. What is another name for the classification system of classifying living things?
____________________________________________________________________
2. What are the seven divisions in this system in order from most general to most specific?
_____________________________________________________________________
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3. Name the five kingdoms agreed upon by most scientist (now we classify into 6, Monerans was
separated into archeabacteria and Eubacteria).___________________________
________________________________________________________________________
4. How are species identified? __________________________________________________
5. Go to http://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia/science/classification.html and write the purpose
of classifying organisms.
_________________________________________________________________________
6. What is this branch of science called? ______________________________
7. Go to http://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia/science/examples-systematic-classificationtable.html and identify the kingdoms, phylum, class, order,
family, genus, and species of the Rhesus monkey.
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
8. In what kingdom is Haircap moss? _______________________________________________
9. Using the http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0776195.html shown, what phylum is the lion
classified and why?
__________________________________________________________________________
Go to http://www.biology4kids.com/files/micro_bacteria.html
10. Name the three different shapes of bacteria.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Go to http://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia/science/plant.html
11. Why is plant categorization more difficult than animals? _________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
12. From what is it believed land plants evolved? __________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
13. Into what two large groups are plants traditionally divided and what is the main difference?
_________________________________________________________________________
Go to http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0768513.html
14. Into what two groups/divisions are animals classified? _________________________________
___________________________________________________________
15. Which group of animals are cold-blooded, breathe with lungs, have scales, and usually lay eggs?
_______________________________________________________________________________
16. Which group of animals are the largest and most diverse of all animals, and have segmented
bodies supported by an exoskeleton?_______________________________________________
Now go to study island and work on your choice of science topic.
STUDY ISLAND: http://www.studyisland.com/
Username: First initial and last name @HBMS
EX: MLoe@HBMS
Password: Lunch #
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