Ch. 18 Review – Classification
Name__________________
Period_______
1. Define: Taxonomy and Classification
Taxonomy – grouping and naming according to characteristics/evolutionary history
Class – grouping according to similarities
2. Describe how Aristotle classified organisms.
Plants (herb, shrub, tree) vs animals (land, air, water)
3. Describe Linnaeus’s classification system.
Based on morphology, plants vs animals, used binomial nomenclature
4. Define Binomial Nomenclature and discuss who came up with it.
2 part naming system: Genus species or Genus species
5. Discuss the difference between the common name and the scientific name. Be
sure to describe how to properly write them out.
Common name = different among people, communities, countries, etc.
Scientific = Latin (unchanging), Genus species or Genus species
6. Name 4 traits used to classify organisms.
Structure, phylongeny, development, biochemistry, behavior patterns
7. List 4 reasons why Latin is used for the scientific name.
Universal language, no slang, unchanging, no mistake about what is being described,
genus and species to show relationship
8. List the 7 Taxa levels of classification and the matching Human Taxa levels.
Levels
Human
1_____kingdom_________
_____animalia_______________
2.____phylum_________
______chordata______________
3.____class_________
_____mammalia_______________
4.____order_________
_____primates_______________
5.____family_________
_____hominidae_______________
6.____genus_________
_____homo_______________
7.____species_________
_____sapiens_______________
9. Name the 6 kingdoms and describe the key characteristics for each one giving at
least 2 examples of each. (Remember chart)
1. Monera (bacteria) broken into 2 kingdoms: _____Archaebacteria___________
and _____Eubacteria_____________
2. ___Protista__________
3. _____Fungi________
4. ____Plantae_________
5. ___Animalia____________
10. use a dichotomous key to identify the wacky people.
Patterned
mulywumpus
Eggur Ondy
Lugio Wirum
Tri D. Duckt
Elle E. Funk
C. Nile
Tunia petalos
Rita Nita
Cue Kide
Grif Leon
Mosk Cara
Quadrumenox
Hex Oculate
Ru-ela. Brella
Giggles
Wacky People Key
1a Two feet
2
1b Some other number of feet
3
2a Does not look at all human
2b Looks a lot like a human
4
5
3a One leg
3b Three or four legs
6
7
4a Fly-like
4b Not fly-like
Mosk Cara
8
5a Seems to be a girl
5b Not a girl
Rita Nita
9
6a Leg is curled , two feet
6b Leg is straight, one foot
Ru-ela.Brella
Giggles
7a Three legs
7b Four legs
10
11
8a Has webbed feet
8b Clawed feet
Hex Oculate
12
9a Curly hair, no toes
Lugio Wirum
9b Wiggly looking mouth, three toes on feet C. Nile
10a Very long nose, open mouth
10b Some other appearance
Elle E. Funk
13
11a Has duck bill, two pinchers
11b No arms or pinchers
Tri D. Duckt
14
12a Has ears, tail, and beak
12b Four eyes on stalks
Grif Leon
Eggur Ondy
13a One eye, webbed feet
13b Four stalked eyes, four pinchers
Cue Kide
Quadrumenox
14a Three toed feet, nose like a flower
14b Spider-like, has spots
Tunia petalos
Patterned mulywumpus
Examine the table showing the classification of four organisms. Then answer the
questions.
TAXON
HOUSE CAT
MTN. LION
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Felidae
Felis
Domesticus
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Felidae
Puma
Concolor
DOMESTIC
DOG
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Canidae
Canis
Familiaris
HUMAN
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Primate
Hominidae
Homo
sapiens
11. Which two organisms are most closely related? House cat and mountain lion
12. To which three taxa do all four organisms belong? Class, phylum, kingdom
13. Which taxon include organisms that have hair or fur and produce milk? all
14. Give the order, family and genus of the domestic Dog. Order – Carnivora, Family –
Canidae, Genus - Canis
15. Which kingdom do the following belong to?
Fungi
Protista
Animalia
Plantae
16. Draw an example of the two kingdoms that are missing from question 15.
Eubacteria
Archaebacteria
17. Which cells contain genetic material not contained by membranes?
bacteria
18. Organisms that make their own food are called Autotrophs
19. Discuss how cell walls are different in bacteria, fungi and plants?
Bacteria – cell wall made of peptidoglycan - glycoprotein
Fungi – cell wall made of chitin
Plants – made of cellulose
20. The first organism thought to have inhabited the earth:
Arcaebacteria - bacteria
21. What 2 things make up an organism’s scientific name according to modern
taxonomy?
Genus & species
22. _____Common____________ names can be confusing and misleading.
23.___B___
Which grouping would contain the most types of organisms?
A. genus
B. class
C. family
D. order
24. __C___ Two organisms in the same order must also be in the same
A. family
B. genus
C. class
D. species
25. In Homo sapiens, the name of the genus is ______Homo_________.