B13b Classification

Question 1

Name the scientist who developed the system for classifying organisms

Answer 1

Carl Linnaeus

Question 2

What are the classes of organisms determined by Linnaeus?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Which features are living organisms traditionally classified by?

Answer 3

Structures
Characteristics

Question 4

What is the binomial system of naming organisms?

Answer 4

Genus name followed by species name

Question 5

The binomial name for humans is Homo sapiens.

What is the genus name?

Answer 5

Homo

Question 6

The binomial name for humasn is Homo sapiens.

What is the species name/

Answer 6

sapiens

Question 7

Why are new models of classification proposed?

Answer 7

Evidence of internal structures due to improvements in microscopes
Better understanding of biochemical processes

Question 8

Who developed the ‘three domain system’

Answer 8

Carl Woese

Question 9

Name the three domains

Answer 9

Archea - primitive bacteria usually living in extreme environments
Bacteria - true bacteria
Eukaryota (protists, fungi, plants and animals)

Question 10

What do evolutionary trees show?

Answer 10

Method used by scientist or show how organisms are related
Use current classification data and fossil data

Question 11

Using the evolutionary tree on the picture, name the organism most distantly related to humans

Answer 11

Monkey

Question 12

Using the evolutionary tree on the picture, name the organism most closely related to humans

Answer 12

Gorilla