Name: _________________________ 1. Define the following terms: a. Classification – ____________________________________________________________________________________ b. Taxonomy – ____________________________________________________________________________________ c. Dichotomous Key – ____________________________________________________________________________________ d. Species – ____________________________________________________________________________________ e. Producer – ____________________________________________________________________________________ f. Consumer – ____________________________________________________________________________________ g. Decomposer – ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. List the order of classification from the broadest to the most specific groups: 3. Identify who founded the system of classification: 4. Explain how organisms are given their scientific names and the correct notation for writing the name. 5. Identify similar and different species based on their classification – Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Organism 1 Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivore Canidae Canis familiaris Organism 2 Animalia Chordate Mammalia Carnivore Canidae Canis lupus Organism 3 Animalia Chordate Mammalia Primates Hominidae Homo sapiens 6. From this table, which organisms are the most similar? Why? 7. List the scientific names of the organisms that are the most similar: Organism 4 Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Culicidae Culex pipiens Organism 5 Plantae Anthophyta Dycotyledones Fagales Fagaceae Quercus rubra 8. Read the Dichotomous Key, write the names for each monster under their pictures: