BIO 2 CLASSIFYING ORGANISMS

Question 1

Classify organisms based on similarities and differences in their phenotype.
Tool: Taxonomy and dichotomous Key

Answer 1

Classical Method

Question 2

Classify organisms based on similarities and differences in their phenotype and genotype
Tool: Cladistics

Answer 2

Modern Method

Question 3

Carl Linnaeus
Analyzes how organisms should be grouped into different taxa.

Answer 3

LINNAEAN TAXONOMY

Question 4

A system in which species that are most similar in physical structures are put together in a one group

Answer 4

LINNAEAN TAXONOMY

Question 5

Six Kingdoms Of Life

Answer 5

Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Eubacteria, and Archaebacteria

Question 6

Determine what to call/ name each taxa using a ___

Answer 6

naming system

Question 7

A naming system that assigns all species a genus and species name.

Answer 7

BINOMIAL NOMECLATURE

Question 8

This system was used to eliminate confusion in discussions of organisms, evolution, and ecology.

Answer 8

BINOMIAL NOMECLATURE

Question 9

Rules in writing scientific names.

Answer 9

-Must be italicized or underlined.
-Generic epithet first letter is always capitalized.
-Specific epithet first letter is always in lower-case.
-When discussing many species of the same genus, the Generic epithet may be abbreviated to its first letter (capitalized).

Question 10

It is a method used to identify a species by answering a series of questions based on contrasting features (physical characteristics) that have two possible outcomes.

Answer 10

Dichotomous Key/ Identification key

Question 11

Dichotomous keys can be in two forms:

Answer 11

-a flowchart
-a table form in a series of paired statements organized sequentially.

Question 12

Steps in Constructing Dichotomous Key

Answer 12

-List down the contrasting features (physical characteristics)
-Organize the characteristics in order. (general to specific characteristics)
-Divide the specimens.