Name ________________________
Date ____________________
Period _______________
Classification of Living Things WebQuest
Part A: INTRODUCTION to TAXONOMY
http://anthro.palomar.edu/animal/default.htm Click on Introduction
1. How is the Linnaean system of classification used in science?
2. Scientists have classified over ____________________million species and estimate that there are over
____________________________ many species that have not yet been discovered. The most (2/3) of all
named species are ________________________.
3. Why should we learn about the diversity of life?
HISTORY OF CLASSIFICATION
4. What is Taxonomy?
5. Taxonomy bases classification on what?
6. What was not considered in early taxonomic classifications?
7. Carolus Linnaeus created the Linnaean System of classification using 2 Latin names ____________ and
_____________ to designate each organism.
8. What is the name of the system described in #7?
9. Take the Practice Quiz at the bottom of the screen. Record answers and score below. (Honesty will count more
than your actual score)
PART B: BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE
http://www.williamsclass.com/SixthScienceWork/Classification/ClassificationNotes/ClassificationNotes.htm
10. Classification: The process _____________________________________________
11. Taxonomy: Is the _____________________________________________________.
12. Binomial Nomenclature is a system of _______________________________________ using
* TWO NAMES FOR EVERY ORGANISM:
* The _____________ and the ___________ name.
13. The system follows certain RULES:
1. The scientific name must be in ___________ or ___________ language.
This helps to accurate communicate information to other biologist around the world who use many
different languages. This is done by assigning a unique two-word scientific name to each organism.
(BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE)
2. The first part of the name is called the ________________ and the second part of the name is
called the _____________.
3. The Genus name refers to the relatively small group of organisms to which a particular type of
organism belongs. The SECOND part of the name is the SPECIES.
(SPECIES means ___________________) The Species name is usually a Latin description of some
important characteristic of the organism.
14. What are the advantages of using a universal taxonomic system:
1. ____________________________
2. ____________________________
3. ____________________________
15. What does Modern Taxonomy use to classify?
1. ____________________________
2. ____________________________
3. ____________________________
4. ____________________________
5. ____________________________
6. ____________________________
16. What is Phylogeny?
17. What is a Phylogenic Tree?
PART C: HEIRARCHIAL CLASSIFICATION
18. List the hierarchy of classification from smallest to largest on the numbers going from top to bottom that
would fit in the image below:
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19. Find the Classification for Humans and write in the list below (smallest being #1 and largest being number 8).
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20. Write the Latin name of your favorite organism in proper binomial nomenclature.