Taxonomy and Classification Review Game
NAME GAME
STEP-UP
NEW DEAL
BOX SET
-BONUSFAMOUS KINGS
1
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11
16
*21
2
7
12
17
*22
3
8
13
18
*23
4
9
14
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*24
5
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20
*25
Final Question:________________
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• How to play…
– Don’t play like Jeo_ _ _ _ y.
– Class should be divided into several small groups.
– Groups should use science journal (red slide
notes), homework, and other available materials to
assist you.
– Groups can communicate quietly with each other
but no sharing answers between groups.
• Practice quietly communicating right now?
• Practice Communication Question:
• Your group gets to order one pizza, and you can have
two toppings. What does your group want?
Questions 1-20 = 5pts Each
Final Category (Bonus) = 1pt Each
Final Questions = 5 pt wager
If you wager 5 on the last question and get it wrong you lose
5 pts. Wager 5 and get it right you get 5 pts.
“I’ll be about
this big.”
Find the Owl =
Secretly write “Owl” in the correct box
worth 1pt.
• Is your name on the review sheet?
• Is your name on the review sheet?
Taxonomy and Classification Review Game
NAME GAME
STEP-UP
NEW DEAL
BOX SET
-BONUSFAMOUS KINGS
1
6
11
16
*21
2
7
12
17
*22
3
8
13
18
*23
4
9
14
19
*24
5
10
15
20
*25
Final Question:________________
Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy
Taxonomy and Classification Review Game
NAME GAME
STEP-UP
NEW DEAL
BOX SET
-BONUSFAMOUS KINGS
1
6
11
16
*21
2
7
12
17
*22
3
8
13
18
*23
4
9
14
19
*24
5
10
15
20
*25
Final Question:________________
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Is it Taxonomy, or Classification, when you
give names to things?
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The modern taxonomic classification
system is based on the natural concepts
of the Swedish botanist named?
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• Match three genus and species names to the
common names below?
Danaus plexippus
Micropterus salmoides
Bos taurus
Marmota monax
Notophthalmus viridescens
Meleagris gallopavo
Cyanocitta cristata
Rana Catesbiana
Odocoileus virginianus
Groundhog
White Tailed Deer
Largemouth Bass
Domestic cow
Blue Jay
Turkey
Newt
Bull Frog
Monarch Butterfly
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What’s the name of this animal?
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• A mule is considered a hybrid animal.
• Is it sterile or fertile?
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Taxonomy and Classification Review Game
NAME GAME
STEP-UP
NEW DEAL
BOX SET
-BONUSFAMOUS KINGS
1
6
11
16
*21
2
7
12
17
*22
3
8
13
18
*23
4
9
14
19
*24
5
10
15
20
*25
Final Question:________________
Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy
Taxonomy and Classification Review Game
NAME GAME
STEP-UP
NEW DEAL
BOX SET
-BONUSFAMOUS KINGS
1
6
11
16
*21
2
7
12
17
*22
3
8
13
18
*23
4
9
14
19
*24
5
10
15
20
*25
Final Question:________________
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This is the name for the history of a species
as it changes through time. Trying to figure
who came from whom?
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What ones are correct clades?
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• Who is more closely related to the Cape Hunting
Dog?
– The Bush Dog, Domestic Dog, or Raccoon Dog?
What is this a picture of below?
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I’m a backboned cold blooded animal
that does not live in water?
Taxonomy and Classification Review Game
NAME GAME
STEP-UP
NEW DEAL
BOX SET
-BONUSFAMOUS KINGS
1
6
11
16
*21
2
7
12
17
*22
3
8
13
18
*23
4
9
14
19
*24
5
10
15
20
*25
Final Question:________________
Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy
Taxonomy and Classification Review Game
NAME GAME
STEP-UP
NEW DEAL
BOX SET
-BONUSFAMOUS KINGS
1
6
11
16
*21
2
7
12
17
*22
3
8
13
18
*23
4
9
14
19
*24
5
10
15
20
*25
Final Question:________________
Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy
• Which is not advised when following a
dichotomous key?
A.) Understand the meaning of the terms involved in
the key.
B.) When measurements are given, use a scale to
measure the specimen. Do not guess at a
measurement.
C.) It is okay to skip ahead and read the choice that
seems the most logical.
D.) Living things are always variable, so do not base
your organism identification in the field on a single
observation.
Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy
• Which is not advised when following a
dichotomous key?
A.) Understand the meaning of the terms involved in
the key.
B.) When measurements are given, use a scale to
measure the specimen. Do not guess at a
measurement.
C.) It is okay to skip ahead and read the choice that
seems the most logical.
D.) Living things are always variable, so do not base
your organism identification in the field on a single
observation.
Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy
• Which is not advised when following a
dichotomous key?
A.) Understand the meaning of the terms involved in
the key.
B.) When measurements are given, use a scale to
measure the specimen. Do not guess at a
measurement.
C.) It is okay to skip ahead and read the choice that
seems the most logical.
D.) Living things are always variable, so do not base
your organism identification in the field on a single
observation.
Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy
• Which is not advised when following a
dichotomous key?
A.) Understand the meaning of the terms involved in
the key.
B.) When measurements are given, use a scale to
measure the specimen. Do not guess at a
measurement.
C.) It is okay to skip ahead and read the choice that
seems the most logical.
D.) Living things are always variable, so do not base
your organism identification in the field on a single
observation.
Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy
• Which is not advised when following a
dichotomous key?
A.) Understand the meaning of the terms involved in
the key.
B.) When measurements are given, use a scale to
measure the specimen. Do not guess at a
measurement.
C.) It is okay to skip ahead and read the choice that
seems the most logical.
D.) Living things are always variable, so do not base
your organism identification in the field on a single
observation.
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• This is the name for describing the similarities
between organisms.
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• Bonus + 1 point for #12 Next slide.
Not 13
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• Bonus + 1 point for #12
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• These are the 3 Domains of Life.
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A.) Monera, Protista, Fungi
B.) Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
C.) Thermoplasms, Cyanobacteria, Flagellates
D.) Ribosomes, Cytoplasm, Nucleus
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• These are the 3 Domains of Life.
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A.) Monera, Protista, Fungi
B.) Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
C.) Thermoplasms, Cyanobacteria, Flagellates
D.) Ribosomes, Cytoplasm, Nucleus
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• These are the 3 Domains of Life.
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–
–
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A.) Monera, Protista, Fungi
B.) Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
C.) Thermoplasms, Cyanobacteria, Flagellates
D.) Ribosomes, Cytoplasm, Nucleus
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• These are the 3 Domains of Life.
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–
–
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A.) Monera, Protista, Fungi
B.) Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
C.) Thermoplasms, Cyanobacteria, Flagellates
D.) Ribosomes, Cytoplasm, Nucleus
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• These are the 3 Domains of Life.
–
–
–
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A.) Monera, Protista, Fungi
B.) Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
C.) Thermoplasms, Cyanobacteria, Flagellates
D.) Ribosomes, Cytoplasm, Nucleus
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• A whole new type of ecosystem was discovered
on the ocean floor that doesn’t use light. This
ecosystem is based on bacteria that perform this
chemical process.
12H2S + 6CO2 → C6H12O6 ( =carbohydrate ) + 6H2O + 12S
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• Which is Prokaryotic and which is Eukaryotic?
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Taxonomy and Classification Review Game
NAME GAME
STEP-UP
NEW DEAL
BOX SET
-BONUSFAMOUS KINGS
1
6
11
16
*21
2
7
12
17
*22
3
8
13
18
*23
4
9
14
19
*24
5
10
15
20
*25
Final Question:________________
Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy
Taxonomy and Classification Review Game
NAME GAME
STEP-UP
NEW DEAL
BOX SET
-BONUSFAMOUS KINGS
1
6
11
16
*21
2
7
12
17
*22
3
8
13
18
*23
4
9
14
19
*24
5
10
15
20
*25
Final Question:________________
Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy
• Name this Kingdom of Life?
– I’m a heterotrophic multicellular organism with a
cell wall made of chitin and I absorb my food?
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• Name this Kingdom of Life?
– I’m hetero or autotrophic, generally single celled
and I have a nucleus in my cells?
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• Name this Kingdom of Life?
– I don’t have a cell wall and consume my food?
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• Name this Kingdom of Life?
– I’m hetero or autotrophic, my name means old /
before the nucleus, I can live in extreme
environments and don’t have peptidoglycan in my
cell wall?
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• Name this Kingdom of Life?
– I’m completely autotrophic?
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• This PowerPoint is one small part of my Taxonomy and
Classification Unit. This unit includes…
• An 11 Part 8,000+ Slide PowerPoint full of engaging
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• Taxonomy and Classification Unit Link
Areas of Focus within The Taxonomy and Classification Unit:
Taxonomy, Classification, Need for Taxonomy vs. Common Names, What is a Species?,
Dichotomous Keys, What does Classification Use?, The Domains of Life, Kingdoms of
Life,The 8 Taxonomic Ranks, Humans Taxonomic Classification, Kingdom Monera,
Prokaryotic Cells, Types of Eubacteria, Bacteria Classification, Gram Staining,Bacterial
Food Borne Illnesses, Penicillin and Antiseptic, Oral Hygiene and Plaque, Bacterial
Reproduction (Binary Fission), Asexual Reproduction, Positives and Negatives of
Bacteria, Protista, Plant-like Protists, Animal-like Protists, Fungi-like Protists, Animalia,
Characteristics of Animalia, Animal Symmetry, Phylums of Animalia (Extensive), Classes
of Chordata, Mammals, Subclasses of Mammals, Characteristics of Mammals, Classes of
Fish, Fashion a Fish Project, Animal Poster Project, Fungi, Positives and Negatives of
Fungi, Divisions of Fungi (Extensive), Parts of a Mushroom, 3 Roles of Fungi, Fungi
Reproduction, Mold Prevention, Plant Divisions, Photosynthesis, Plant Photo Tour, Non
Vascular Plants, Algae, Lichens, Bryophytes, Seedless Vascular Plants, Cone Bearing
Plants, Flowering Plants, Monocotyledons, Dicotyledons and much more.
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