Summer School BIO STAAR review: Taxonomy and Classfification

Summer School BIO STAAR review: Taxonomy and classification

By Mrs. Knowles

How would you categorize these shapes?

Think about it...can you use multiple categories?

Open Ended

Watch the video and answer the following questions.

1. Who created taxonomy?

2. How many Domains are there?

3. How many kingdoms are there?

4. What are the 2 levels of taxonomy that are used for scientific names?

5. Whay do we use scientific names for animals?

Multiple Choice

Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:

• dichotmous key

• binomial nomenclature

• 2 scientific names

• binomial key

Multiple Choice

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

• class and family name

• genus and species name

• domain and kingdom name

• kingdom and phylum name

Multiple Choice

Which kingdom do humans belong to?

• Plantae

• Fungi

• Animalia

• Protista

Multiple Choice

A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?

• Juniper
• Pine
• Spruce
• Fir

Multiple Choice

What is the most specific level of classification?

• Family

• Domain

• Species

• Carolus Linnaeus

Multiple Choice

A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger. The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it. Which arachnid has the student found?

• Whip Scorpion

• Wind Scorpion

• Daddy long legs

• Scorpion

Multiple Choice

What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

The two species that are closely related to each other are __.

• A and B

• B and C

• C and D

• D and E

Multiple Choice

All the animals to the right of the salamander would have the common characteristic of...

• Fur

• Claws or nails

• Lungs

• Jaws

Multiple Choice

Most recently evolved trait?4

• Amniotic egg

• Walking legs

• Jaws

• Hair

Poll

• Squid

• Slug

• Nautilus

• Snail

Poll

• A

• B

• C

• D

Poll

• A

• B

• C

• D

Poll

• A

• B

• C

• D

Poll

• A

• B

• C

• D