General Classification
History of Taxonomy
PT & Cladograms
Scientific Naming
Potpourri
100
Name the classification level between Class and Family.
Order
100
About how many species have been discovered on Earth?
About 1.7 millions species.
100
Identify 1 trait that makes phylogenetic trees different from cladograms.
- PT are based on genetics, cladograms are based on structural observations
- PT can include a timeline, cladograms do not
100
Define "Binomial Nomenclature".
A set of two names to identify an organism.
100
With over 6.5 million square miles of land, this is the largest country in the world.
500 pts. for largest.
100 pts for each in top 10.
What is Russia?
1. Russia
2. Canada
3. China
4. USA
5. Brazil
6. Australia
7. India
8. Argentina
9. Kazakhstan
10. Algeria
200
Kingdom that is autotrophic, immobile, and contains cell walls.
Plantae
200
Who is known as the "Father of Taxonomy"?
Carolus Linnaeus
200
Name 2 traits shared by Amphibians and Birds.
- Four Limbs
- Bony Skeleton
- Vetebrae
200
What is the scientific name of the Red Panda?
Ailurus fulgens
200
This actor, who played a notoriously hard to capture pirate, played this character in the newest adaptation of Alice in Wonderland.
Who is the Mad Hatter?
300
What are the 8 levels of classification?
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
300
When did life on Earth begin?
Somewhere around 3.5-4 billion years ago.
300
Name (by colored dot) the EARLIEST common ancestor and most RECENT common ancestor of organisms F & organism D.
Earliest = Red
Most recent = Grey
300
What is the scientific name of a Tree Frog?
Agalychnis callidryas
300
This game gives you $200 just for making it all the way around the board.
What is Monopoly?
400
What is taxonomy?
The science of classifying organisms.
400
Who proposed the theory of evolution?
Charles Darwin
400
What is a derived characteristic between Antelope and Bald Eagles?
Gizzard
400
What is the scientific name of the Bactrian camel?
Camelus bactrianus
400
Upon his return to Neverland, Robin William's Peter Pan was accused of not being able to Fly, Fight, or _______ by Rufio and the lost boys.
What is Crow?
500
Name the four Eukaryotic kingdoms.
Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia
500
Who taxonomized animals into the groups plants and animals, further classifying animals into two smaller groups based upon the presence of blood?
Aristotle.
500
The yellow highlight on the image indicates a... (feature of this diagram)
Clade
500
How is a scientific name formulated? (2 elements and their format)
Genus (capitalized)
species (lowercase)
500
This contributor to 2018's Black Panther soundtrack has family ties to the soundtrack's curator.
Who is Baby Keem?