Unit 5 Pt. 1

Taxonomy Collector

100

Taxonomy is the branch of of biology that  __________ 

Groups and names living things

200

The goal of taxonomy is to ________

discover, order, and communicate patterns of biological diversity

300

How are organisms classified in the classification system we use today?

By morphology or phenotype

400

A phenotype is controlled by what?

A genotype

500

True or False: Taxonomy helps us track the levels and loss of biodiversity

True

7(Levels)-11

100

What is the broadest category of organization?

Kingdom

200

This category comes below Kingdom and groups organisms with some key shared characteristics

Phylum

300

What is the most specific level?

Species

400

What are levels 3-6?

Class; Order, Family; Genera (Genus)

500

What are the 7 levels in order?

1. Kingdom

2. Phylum

3. Class

4. Order

5. Family

6. Genera (Genus)

7. Species

What's Your Name?

100

True or False: All organisms have a common name and scientific name

True

200

True or False: A scientific name is different everywhere in the world

False

300

All scientific names stem from ______

Greek or Latin words

400

What are the two parts of a scientific name?

Part 1 - Genus name

Part 2 - Species name

500

What is a dichotomous key?

A tool that helps find scientific names based on characteristics