Pre-IB Biology
November 5-6, 1998
Classification Lesson Plan 2
Benchmark 1.11 (SOL-BIO1, BIO4, BIO5, BIO7, and BIO8)
Students investigate and understand that biological classifications indicate how
organisms are related. Organisms are classified into a hierarchy of groups and
subgroups based on similarities that reflect their evolutionary relationships. The
species is the most fundamental unit of classification.
Indicators
1.11.1 Discuss systems of classification that are adaptable to new scientific
discoveries.
Benchmark 1.12 ( SOL-BIO2, BIO5, BIO7, BIO8, and BIO9)
Students investigate and understand the life functions of organisms in the five
kingdoms: monerans, protists, fungi, plants, and animals.
Indicators
1.12.1 Explain structural similarities and differences of representative
organisms in the five kingdoms.
1.12.2 Compare the metabolic activities of representative organisms in the
five kingdoms, including obtaining energy, exchanging gases, and eliminating
wastes.
1.12.3 Compare responses to the environment and maintenance of
homeostasis in representative organisms from the five kingdoms.
Associated Laboratory Activities
Students should complete activities which enable them to:
4a. Understand and/or model the theory of natural selection.
4b. Understand the role of species development in evolution.
SOL Assessment
11. The most accurate way of determining the degree of relationship between
species is probably to compare their:
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a. fossil records
b. stages of development
c. body structures
d. nucleic acid sequences *
12. Which term includes the other three?
a. genus
b. species
c. kingdom *
d. phylum
13. Two organisms are placed in the same species if they:
a. are able to mate and produce fertile offspring *
b. are able to share similar environments
c. both require the same food materials
d. both have structures for aerobic respiration
Relevant State Standards of Learning
BIO.5 The student will investigate and understand life functions of monerans,
protists, fungi, plants, and animals, including humans. Key concepts include:
* how their structures are alike and different;
* comparison of their metabolic activities;
* analyses of their responses to the environment;
* maintenance of homeostasis;
BIO.7 The student will investigate and understand bases for modern
classification systems. Key concepts include:
* structural similarities in organisms;
* fossil record interpretation;
* comparison of developmental stages in different organisms;
* examination of protein similarities and differences among organisms;
* comparison of DNA sequences in organisms;
* systems of classification that are adaptable to new scientific discoveries; and
* examination of local flora and fauna where applicable.
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Lesson Plan
Objectives
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Review major points of classification (Period 3);
Compare the five kingdoms of organisms
Distinguish between monerans, protists, fungi, plants, and animals; and
Use and understand a dichotomous key.
Administrativia (30 minutes)
1.
2.
Introduce visitors
Review from Classification Lesson 1
History of Classification and Binomial Nomenclature
Taxonomy
Definition of a species
Four methods of classification
Evolutionary history (phylogeny)
Development
Biochemistry
Behavior
Scientific Names
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Life Functions of Organisms in The Five Kingdoms
Monerans
Structural
Similarities/
Differences
Obtaining
Energy
Exchanging
Gases
Eliminating
Waste
Role in
Environment
Homeostasis
Protists
Fungi
Plants
Animals
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Monerans
Structural
Similarities/
Differences
Obtaining
Energy
Exchanging
Gases
Eliminating
Waste
Role in
Environment
Homeostasis
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Protists
Fungi
Plants
Animals
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Life Functions of Organisms in The Five Kingdoms
Monerans
Structural
Similarities/
Differences
Obtaining
Energy
Exchanging
Gases
Eliminating
Waste
Role in
Environment
Homeostasis
Protists
Fungi
Plants
Animals
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Structural
Similarities/
Differences
Obtaining
Energy
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Monerans
Protists
Prokaryotic and
Unicellular;
No chloroplasts
Autotrophic and
heterotrophic
Fungi
Plants
Animals
Eukaryotic;
Eukaryotic and
Unicellular, simple Multicellular
multicellular
No chloroplasts
Eukaryotic and
Multicellular
Eukaryotic and
Multicellular
No chloroplasts
Photosynthetic,
heterotrophic, or
both
Heterotrophic by
absorption
Photosynthetic
Heterotrophic by
ingestion
Decomposers
Producers
Consumers
Exchanging
Gases
Eliminating
Waste
Role in
Environment
Homeostasis
Anal pore
C and N fixation,
decomposers,
Pathogens
Algae - producers
Protozoa parasitic
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* how their structures are alike and different;
* comparison of their metabolic activities;
* analyses of their responses to the environment;
* maintenance of homeostasis;
1.12.1 Explain structural similarities and differences of representative organisms in
the five kingdoms.
1.12.2 Compare the metabolic activities of representative organisms in the five
kingdoms, including obtaining energy, exchanging gases, and eliminating wastes.
1.12.3 Compare responses to the environment and maintenance of homeostasis in
representative organisms from the five kingdoms.