Bio.10.2 (Classification and Dichotomous Keys)

Open Ended

How can we organize these clothing items?

Open Ended

The fox and the panda are in the same order (carnivora), so they must also be in the same…

Fill in the Blank

Which level contains the most species?

Fill in the Blank

Which level contains more species: order or phylum?

Open Ended

Which is more closely related to the grizzly bear: the fox or the squirrel?

Multiple Choice

What is the genus name here:
Canis lupus

• Canis
• lupus

Multiple Choice

What would the scientific name of this organism be?

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Family:Canidae

Genus: Canis

species: mesomelas

• Mammalia carnivora

• Canidae mesomelas

• Canis mesomelas

• Animalia chordata

Open Ended

Click on the picture. Which two are MOST closely related? How can you tell?

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Labelling

Match the ladybugs to their correct names using the dichotomous key.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

L. ashley

L. kaley

L. elena

L. jessica

L. rachel

L. allison

Multiple Choice

The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.

• Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
• Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
• Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus

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 name of bird W?

• Certhidea
• Geospiza
• Camarhynchus
• Platyspiza