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Reading Study Guide
Chapter 2 Living Things 2-2 Classifying Organisms (pp.42-49) Name __________________ Period _____ |
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Reading Study Guide
Chapter 2 Living Things 2-2 Classifying Organisms (pp.42-49) Name __________________ Period _____ |
Why Do Scientists Classify (p.43)
1. What is the definition of classification?
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2. Name one way the beetles on page 43 have been grouped. _________________3. Why do biologists use classification? ______________________________
____________________________________________________________________4. The scientific study of how living things are classified is called ____________
The Naming System of Linneaus (p.44-45)
5. The naming system of Carlos Linneaus is called ___________________
6. What does binomial mean? _________________
7-9. Match these animals by their scientific names to their common names.
Felis domesticus ____ A. Marbled Cat
Felis concolor ____ B. House Cat
Felis marmorata ____ C. Puma10. If an animal is a Felis what characteristic does it have?. ________________________
True or False about binomial nomenclature. (p.45)
11. __________ Scientific names are written in italic type.
12. __________ Both words of a scientific name are capitalized.13. __________ Scientific names are written in the Latin language.
14. __________ Binomial nomenclature makes it hard for scientists to communicate.
15. If you saw the animal on page 45 what would you call it? ____________Levels of Classification (p.45-46)
16-23 Name the eight levels (groups) of classification.
A. _______________
B. _______________
C. _______________
D. _______________
E. _______________
F. _______________
G. _______________
H. _______________Look at the classification chart on page 46.
24. All birds belong to what Class. ____________________25. Is a an owl more closely related to a dragonfly or a lizard? _________________
26. Name the order that has only owls as it members. __________________
Domains and Kingdoms (p.47)27-29. List the three domains of living things
A. ___________________
B. ___________________
C. ___________________30-32. Organisms are placed into domains and kingdoms based on:
A. ___________________
B. ___________________
C. ___________________33. What is the definition of prokaryotes _____________________________
_____________________________________________________________34-36. Name three places you can find members of the domain Archaea.
A. ___________________
B. ___________________
C. ___________________Domain Eukarya (p.48-49)
37-40. Name the four kingdoms of the domain Eukarya.
A. ___________________
B. ___________________
C. ___________________
D. ___________________41. Name one reason Protists are called the "odds and ends" kingdom.
_______________________________________________________________42. Mushrooms, molds, and mildew belong to the _______________ kingdom.
True or False
43. __________ Plants are unicellular and multicellular.44. __________ There are unicellular and multicellular fungi.
45. __________ There are some unicellular animals.
46. __________ Not all plants produce flowers.
47. __________ All animals are heterotrophs.
48. __________ Seaweed is an example of a protist.
Section 2-2 AssessmentSuppose someone tells you a pantherramas is classified in the same genus as a house cat.
49. What characteristics do you think a pantherramas would have?
_____________________________________________________________50. What genus name would you expect a pantherramas to have? _____________
51. Circle the kingdom you belong to? Bacteria Protist Fungi Plant Animal