Classification activity
Use the appendix in the back of the book to fill in the chart below. Then,
answer the questions that follow.
Kingdom
Snake
Insect
Jellyfish
Cholera
Fern
Scorpion
Portuguese
man-of-war
Green algae
Orchid
Tapeworm
Clam
Gorilla
Fluke
Whale
Salamander
Phylum
Class
Order
Questions
1. To which kingdom(s) did the greatest number of organisms belong?
2. Based on the classification information found, make four groups of
organisms (you do not have to include every organism classified). List
the organisms for each group below (each group should contain a
minimum of two organisms).
Group 1:
Group 2:
Group 3:
Group 4:
3. From the list of organisms, name two that you think are closely related to
one another.
4. Why did you group the organisms in number 3 together?
5. From the list of organisms, name two that you think are most different
from one another.
6. Why did you select the organisms in number 5?
7. To which organism do you think the humans would be most closely
related? Why?