Vocabulary
Kingdoms
Taxonomy
Dichotomous Keys
Cladograms
100
Class
What is a taxonomic rank fitting between phylum and order.
100
How many kingdoms are there?
6
100
Classification is known as this.
What is Taxonomy
100
What does Di mean in Dichotomous key?
2
100
What is a cladogram used for?
To identify how organisms are related and to show common descent.
200
Taxonomist
What is the study of naming and classifying groups of organisms.
200
Name 3 of the 6 Kingdoms.
What are Plantae, Fungi, Animalia, Protista, Eubacteria and Archaebacteria.
200
This language is used for naming organisms.
What is Latin.
200
How many choices does a dichotomous key have at each step?
2
200
The shark is most closely related to which organism?
Ray finned fish.
300
Cladogram
What is a diagram used to represent a hypothetical relationship between groups of animals.
300
Humans belong to this kingdom.
What is kingdom Animalia.
300
An organisms scientific name is made up of these two names.
What is Genus and species.
300
What is the proper name for each pair of Dichotomous Key choices?
Couplets
300
Cladograms are built by grouping organisms based on what?
Shared characteristics.
400
Dichotomous Key
What is a scientific tool used to identify different organisms.
400
This kingdom is a catch all for all other organisms that don't fit in any other kingdom.
What is Protista.
400
The father of taxonomy.
Who is Carl Linnaeus or Aristotle.
400
What is dichotomous key used for?
Identifying organisms. Answers may vary.
400
Which two animals have hair?
Primates and Rodents.
500
Phylum
A major taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class used to classify organisms based on shared fundamental traits, body plans, and evolutionary ancestry.
500
Name 2 characteristics of the kingdom Fungi.
Have cell walls, contain chitin, do not use photosynthesis, are terrestrial and heterotrophic.
500
Name the 8 levels of taxonomy in order of most broad to most specific.
Domain, Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
500
What are the two Golden Rules of Dichotomous Keys?
1. Always start from number 1.
2. Always use only physical characteristics when making a key.
500
Birds are least related to what?
Sharks