Classification Study Guide
1. The table below gives both the common and scientific names of five
Georgia vertebrates.
Vertebrate
Common Name
Scientific Name
A
white perch
Morone americana
B
grass pickerel
Esox americanus
C
varying hare
Lepus americanus
D
American toad
Bufo americanus
E
muskellunge
Esox masquinongy
Identify the genus and species epitaph for the white perch.
Genus=Morone, Species epitaph=americana
2. Which part of the scientific name would tell how closely related these organisms
are?
The Genus
3. In most plants the function of root cells is to
absorb water and minerals
Classification Study Guide
4. Organisms that survive without oxygen are
Anaerobic
5. What type of organisms lack a respiratory system and exchange respiratory
gases through thin, moist membranes?
bacteria, protists, and fungi
6. If you blocked structures called spiracles in most insects, you would be blocking
their ability to
exchange gases
7. If we classify an organism by the presence of cilia, flagella, and pseudopods or by
their nonmotility. This classification method would be based on their means of
Locomotion
8. The germination of a seed requires
sufficient moisture and proper temperature
Classification Study Guide
9. Know the location of the stamen (male part), pistil (female part), and ovary
(seeds made) of a flower. Page 180 in your INB.
10. HIV that causes AIDS is a pathogenic microbe & has an organized structure but
does not reproduce independently, or have growth and development, therefore it’s
a virus
11. Organisms that have a nucleus and a flagella or cilia and are microscopic, can
be found in which kingdom?
Protista
Classification Study Guide
12. Organisms are living and have no nucleus or membrane bound organelles, and
live in the stomach of a termite or near hydrothermal vents are found in which
kingdom?
Archaebacteria
13. Name the levels of classification from the most broad to specific.
kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
14. Name the 6 kingdoms.
Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Archaebacteria, and Eubacteria
15. Organisms in the phylum Chordata have
vertebrae/spine
Classification Study Guide
16. The dichotomous key can be used to classify each of the four animals
represented below.
Dichotomous Key
I wings………………. go to II
no wings…………… group A
II feathers……………. group B
no feathers………… go to III
III two legs……………. group C
six legs…………….. group D
Which two groups would the ant belong in?
Groups A & D
17. Organisms that are known for the ability to break down organic matter would
be
bacteria and fungi
Classification Study Guide
18. Organisms that cannot reproduce independently are
nonliving
19. Stopping the production of proteins would most effect
Ribosomes
20. All living things on Earth must maintain _____________________
_____________________ and have DNA in different ________________.
Internal stability/homeostasis, sequences
21. Most scientists believe life started with
simple, single-celled prokaryotes
22. The difference between complete and incomplete metamorphosis is
complete metamorphosis: has 4 stages; egg, larva, pupa, and adult, incomplete
metamorphosis has 3 stages: egg, nymph, and adult.
23. The largest invertebrates live in the sea because
the water supports them
Classification Study Guide
24. Know the difference between a tap root and fibrous root, INB P. 188.
Tap Root
Fibrous root
25. Over time organisms evolved from a common ancestor. The process that
explains why they have different characteristics is
biological adaptation
26. Feathers, wings, and the hollow bones of birds are examples of
adaptations for flight
27. _______________is no symmetry,________________symmetry has one plane
of symmetry, ____________ symmetry has many planes of symmetry.
Asymmetry, bilateral, radial
Classification Study Guide
28. All living things are made up of one or more
Cells
29.
1a
1b
2a
2b
3a
3b
4a
4b
beak longer than head…… go to 2
beak shorter than head….. go to 3
streaked feathers…………. dunlin
nonstreaked feathers…….. black skimmer
hooked beak………………. go to 4
nonhooked beak………….. Baird’s sparrow
stripe on head…………….. osprey
no stripe on head…………. bald eagle
Circle the osprey and draw a square around Baird’s sparrow.
You would circle the 3rd bird to the right and square the 4th bird to the right.