Kingdoms and Dichotomous key

Leaf S

• Eastern white pine

• balsam poplar

• sweet gum

• ginko

What type of characteristics are used to make a dichotomous key?

• Characteristics that make an organism different from any other organism. (type of beaks, claws, root systems)

• Characteristics like age of an organism

• Where the organism lives

• How many organisms live in the environment

An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?

• Class Insecta
• Order Amblygygi
• Order Araneae
• Order Scorpiones

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?

• physical features
• weather patterns
• environment
• diet

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Why do scientist use domain and kingdoms to classify organisms?

• identify specific organisms by similar characteristics

• Its fun to name organisms

• Makes it more confusing for scientists

• Everyone knows Latin

______are single celled and prokaryotic. Check all that apply

• Archaebacteria kingdom

• Bacteria kingdom

• Plant Kingdom

• Animal Kingdom

______are multi cellular and are Eukaryotic

• Archaebacteria kingdom

• Bacteria kingdom

• Fungi Kingdom

• Plant Kingdom

• Animal Kingdom

The ______ is most complex

• Archaebacteria kingdom

• Bacteria kingdom

• Fungi Kingdom

• Plant Kingdom

• Animal Kingdom

The ______ is least complex

• Archaebacteria kingdom

• Bacteria kingdom

• Fungi Kingdom

• Plant Kingdom

• Animal Kingdom