Classification Test Name ______________________ Block ______
Your own notes from class discussions will be your most useful tool. Other help is available at http://www.hbwbiology.net
in the Class Notes and Animals of Arlington section, in your online textbook or the online HS textbook (user hbw and passord hbw), or through Google.com.
Please complete each statement.
1.
If two organisms of different species can reproduce offspring, the offspring are called ________ and cannot _____________ .
2.
If two species share many characteristics, the species probably developed from a common
______________ .
3.
Two closely related species with similar larval forms but different adult forms is an example of classification based on ______________ .
4.
Provide the seven major groupings used to classify organisms:
Kingdom , __________ , __________ , __________ , __________ , __________ , Species
Bonus: Please provide a witty phrase to remember the answer to #4.
Please answer the following questions.
5.
Name the Swedish botanist who developed the classification system still in use today, based on similarities in body structure and form.
Name four or more methods of classification:
6.
7.
8.
9.
Bonus:
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10.
The most accurate way of determining the degree of relationship between species is probably to compare their (circle the best answer): a. fossil records b. stages of development c. nucleic acid sequences d. body structures egenrieder C:\my documents\APS-School\biology\classification\classification-test-AP-take-home.doc Page 1 of 4

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11.
The system for naming species in which two words are used to name an organism is (circle the best answer): a.
dichotomous keying b. cladistics c. binomial nomenclature
12.
Which term includes the other three? (circle the best answer) d. fan diagramming a. genus b. family c. order d. subfamily
13.
Explain the problem with Aristotle's system of classification.
14.
Two organisms are placed in the same species if they: a. are able to share similar environments b. are able to mate and produce fertile offspring c. both require the same food materials d. both have structures for aerobic respiration
15.
Name two advantages of using scientific names.
16.
Please provide the following describing your teacher:
Species
Order
Subphylum
Class
Family
Subspecies
Genus
17.
Describe the difference the difference between the following (use additional paper if necessary):
Puma, Mountain lion, Cougar, Panther
18.
Lauren, an aspiring zoologist, uses a system of taxonomy that reconstructs phylogenies by inferring relationships based on similarities, thereby determining the sequence in which different groups of organisms evolved. Holy crap is she smart! This system is called __________________. egenrieder C:\my documents\APS-School\biology\classification\classification-test-AP-take-home.doc Page 2 of 4

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Please identify the following:
19.
Elephus maximus
20.
Sciuris carolinensis
21.
Odocoileus virginianus
22.
Equus caballus
23.
Equus burchelli
24.
Bison bison
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
Marmota monax
Mus musculus
Rattus norvegicus
Gallus gallus
Canus lupus
Procyon lotor
25.
Tursiops truncata 32.
Sylvilagus floridanus
33.
Please describe some aspect of classification that I didn't ask about.
34. – 70. Please complete the following table:
Species
When
Discovered
Where
Austrolopithecus afarensis
By
Austrolopithecus anamensis
Austrolopithecus africanus
Austrolopithecus robustus
Austrolopithecus boisei
Homo habilis
Homo erectus
H. sapiens neanderthalensis
Lived when?
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71. – 90.
Please construct a cladogram using the information in the table above. Please add Homo sapiens to your cladistic taxonomy diagram.
91. – 94. Develop a dichotomous key to classify four or more of your teachers.
91 a.
91 b.
92 a.
92 b.
93 a.
93 b.
94 a.
94 b.
95. How many AP Physics students does it take to screw in a light bulb? egenrieder C:\my documents\APS-School\biology\classification\classification-test-AP-take-home.doc Page 4 of 4