Biodiversity Grade 6 Ontario

Classification is the process of grouping living things, based on:

• what they look like (colour, height, weight)

• their agespan

• shared ancestry (think of it as their family - WAY back)

• if they have vertebrae or not

• none of the above

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The Greek philosopher Aristotle for example, attempted to classify living things as either

• alive or dead

• big or small

• living on land or in water

• are plants or animals

• none of the above

The classification system originally developed by Linnaeus, which is still used today, consists of a system of groups called

• categories

• taxa

• animals

• groups

Using the process of ____________________, a living thing has a genus name and a species name.

• random naming

• spin the wheel

• observing

• binomial nomenclature

Just like you have a first name and a last name to specifically identify you, a scientific name helps scientists:

• be precise in how living things are named

• differentiate small differences among living things

• make names sound super cool (Biggis Doggis)

• remember where they came from

Common names like "Blue Jay" are often not used by scientists around the world because common names -

• refer to cultural names (ex. baseball teams)

• all sound the same

• make it unclear what bird we're talking about

• don't share enough specific information about the species

Biodiversity includes diversity of

• individuals

• species

• ecosystems

• car names (eg. Mustang, Ram, Beetle, Jaguar, Viper..)

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Because all living things are ______________, maintaining diversity is critical to the health of the planet.

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Humans make choices that can have an impact on biodiversity.

• True

• False

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Invertebrates have

• backbones (vertebrae)

• fun when they're out with their friends

• five syllables in their name

• no spinal column