Classification and Taxonomy
Biology
You are conducting research on an unknown organism found in the jungle. Use the dichotomous key below and the physical characteristics from the front view and the top view in each picture below to identify the correct genus and species name of this unknown primate’s classification.
Front view
Top View
1 a Species has a small, diamond-shaped face
b Species has a large, round-shaped face
2 a Tail is longer than species’ body, allowing for hanging in trees
b Tail is shorter and stumpy go to 3 go to 2 go to 3 go to 4
3 a
b
Species has rounded ear shape
Species has pointed ear shape
Rhesus macaque ( Macaca mulatta) go to step 4
4 a Species has short hair with orange coloration on its backside
b Species has short hair with black or gray coloration on its backside
Central American Squirrel Monkey
( Saimiri oestedil)
Grey-crowned Central American
Squirrel Monkey ( Saimiri oerstedii citrinellus)
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Classification and Taxonomy
Biology
Once the name of the species is determined, conduct an Internet search to classify the species using the Linnaean Hierarchical System of scientific level of classification.
Kingdom:_______________________________________________________________________
Phylum:________________________________________________________________________
Class: _________________________________________________________________________
Order: _________________________________________________________________________
Family:_________________________________________________________________________
Genus: ________________________________________________________________________
Species: _______________________________________________________________________
Using the Linnaean Hierarchical System of scientific level of classification above, would two animals in the same family be more or less related than two animals in the same genus?
According to the cladogram below, what characteristics would the salamander, lizard, pigeon, mouse, and chimp have in common?
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Classification and Taxonomy
Biology
Fill in the characteristics table below for each kingdom.
Kingdom
Protista
Kingdom
Fungi
Kingdom
Bacteria
Kingdom
Animalia
Kingdom
Plantae
Kingdom
Archaebacteria
Unicellular
Multicellular
Autotrophs
Heterotrophs
Nucleus
Cell Wall
Motile
Example
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