Taxing Taxons
This taxon is the broadest category and contains the most organisms
What is a domain?
This kingdom contains you!
What is animal?
This animal has scales and no legs
1a. This animal has fur - Mammal
1b. This animal has scales - Go to 2
2a. This animal has legs - go to 3
2b. This animal has no legs - Fish
3a. This animal has four legs - Reptile
3b. This animal has two legs - Bird
These three kingdoms can contain heterotrophic organisms that need to take in food from outside their body
What are animalia, fungi, and protista?
This taxon is the most specific and only contains one kind of organism
What is species?
This kingdom contains mushrooms like portabella, amanita, and yeast
What is fungi?
This insect has wings that are covered by an exoskeleton and a round body shape.
1a. Wings are covered by exoskeleton- go to 2
1b. Wings are not covered by exoskeleton- go to 3
2a. Body has a round shape - ladybug
2b. Body has an elongated shape - firefly
3a. Wings point outwards from the body - dragonfly
3b. Wings point towards the rear of the body - Bee
What is a ladybug?
These two kingdoms make up Domain Prokarya
What are bacteria and archaea?
This taxon is made up of a group of related species
What is a genus?
This kingdom contains germs like the ones that give you strep throat, salmonella, Lyme disease, and tetanus.
What is bacteria?
This insect has wings that are not covered by an exoskeleton. These wings point outwards from the body.
1a. Wings are covered by exoskeleton- go to 2
1b. Wings are not covered by exoskeleton- go to 3
2a. Body has a round shape - ladybug
2b. Body has an elongated shape - firefly
3a. Wings point outwards from the body - dragonfly
3b. Wings point towards the rear of the body - Bee
What is a dragonfly?
These four kingdoms make up Domain Eukarya
What are Plantae, Animalia, Protista, and Fungi?
These two taxons make up the scientific name of an organism (e.g. Vulpes zerda)
What is genus and species?
This kingdom contains extremophiles that live near undersea volcanic vents, the Arctic, and boiling geysers
What is Archaea?
This bean is a solid, dark red color and has an oblong shape.
1a. The bean is round — garbanzo bean.
1b. The bean is oblong — go to step 2.
2a. The bean is a dark color — go to step 3.
2b. The bean is white — white northern bean.
3a. The bean is speckled — pinto bean.
3b. The bean is a solid color — go to step 4.
4a. The bean is black — black bean.
4b. The bean is dark red — kidney bean.
What is a kidney bean?
These four kingdoms can be unicellular
What is fungi, protista, archaea, and bacteria?
There are this many levels of taxonomy
What is 8?
This kingdom contains eukaryotic organisms that can be plantlike, animal-like, or fungus-like. Some examples are kelp, amoeba, and slime molds.
What is protista?
This yellow and black amphibian has a tail, costal grooves, bright splotches, and no external gills.
1a. This amphibian has a tail - Go to question 2
1b. This amphibian has no tail - Go to question 4
2a. This amphibian has external gills - Axolotl
2b. This amphibian has no external gills - Go to question 3
3a. This amphibian has costal grooves - spotted salamander
3b. This amphibian has no costal grooves - eastern newt
4a. This amphibian has dark splotches - poison dart frog
4b. This amphibian has no splotches - red tree frog
What is a spotted salamander?
These four kingdoms can contain organisms that are autotrophic
What are bacteria, archaea, plantae, and protista?