3.2 Classifying Species

Question 1

Define dichotomous key

Answer 1

It is a tool that scientists use in order to identify and classify organisms into categories on their physical characteristics

Question 2

Types of dichotomous keys

Answer 2

Nestled style
Linked dichotomous key
Branching tree

Question 3

Nestled style

Answer 3

The identification question is nested under the answer that leads up to it

Question 4

Linked dichotomous key

Answer 4

The questions or and statements are written in a listed way and each answer leads to a different question on a different line

Question 5

Branching tree

Answer 5

Where each question of statement is laid out in a tree diagram form where the answers leading to different branches

Question 6

the seven different taxonomic groups

Answer 6

Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family Genus species

Question 7

the domains of life and difine

Answer 7

Bacteria:cell group organism with no nucleus

Archaea:cell group organisms with no nucleus but different cell wall

Eukarya: cell group organism with nucleus

Question 8

kingdoms of Eukarya and define

Answer 8

Plantae:organism get energy for sunlight

Fungi : feed of other organism

Animalia: eat other organism for energy

Protists: organism that don’t fit into the other groups

Question 9

Define viruses

Answer 9

Both not living or living they are assemblies of molecules made up of DNA OR RNA in protein shells that can only survive in a living hot