Linnaean & Modern Classification Challenge

• Directions: After each question, write your answer on a separate sheet of paper. You will be given about 30 seconds per questions. The group with the most correct answers will win.

1 of 11) The genus of a cow is BOS and the species name is TAURUS. Using proper binomial nomenclature , write it’s scientific name.

2 of 11) What is the scientific name of organism #7? Hint: Think about what/how you are writing…

1a. Organism w/ 2 or four functional legs…Go to 21 b. Organism without two or four legs…Go to 3

2a. Organism without wings…Canis familiaris2b. Organism with wings…Passer domesticus

3a. Organism is unicellular…Go to 43b. Organism is multicelluar…Go to 5

4a. Organism swims freely in water…Balantidium sp.4b. Organism anchored to substrate…Stentor sp.

5a. Organism is heterotrophic…Go to 65b. Organism is autotrphic…Go to 7

6a. Organism lives in oceans…Monodon monoceros6b. Organism lives on land…Ophiophagus Hannah

7a. Organism is a tree…Pinus ponderosa7b. Organism is an herb…Taraxicum officinale

3 of 11) Two part question:a) In which kingdom(s) can you find prokaryotes?b) In which kingdom(s) is life typically unicellular?

4 of 11) Place the seven levels of organization (taxa) in order of largest to smallest.

5 of 11) What are body structures with similar structures yet different functions?

6 of 11) Two part question:A) What is the final trait that plants and fungi have in common?B) How many traits do animals and plants share?

7 of 11) What kind of evidence is this cladogram based on?

8 of 11) Two part question:a) How many organisms have amniotic eggs?b) What separates the lancelets from the other organisms?

9 of 11) Which organism is most closely related to humans?

HumansK = AnimalsP = ChordataC = MammalsO = PrimatesF = HominidsG = HomoS = sapiens Organism A

K = AnimalsP = ChordataC = MammalsO = CetaceaF = DelphinidaeG = OrcinusS = orca

Organism BK = AnimalsP = ChordataC = MammalsO = CarnivoraF = UrsidaeG = UrsusS = arctos Organism C

K = AnimalsP = ChordataC = MammalsO = PrimatesF = HominidsG = PaninaS = pan

10 of 11) Which object number is pictured below?

Object 1

Object 2Object 3

Object 4

Object 5Object 6

Object 8

Object 9

Object 10Object 11Object 12

Object 7

11 of 11) In two different species, the blastopore develops into the organisms’ mouth. What does this tell scientists about these species relatedness?

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1 of 11) The genus of a cow is BOS and the species name is TAURUS. Using proper binomial nomenclature write it’s scientific name.

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2 of 11) What is the scientific name of organism #7?

3 of 11) Two part question:a) In which kingdom(s) can you find prokaryotes?

b) In which kingdom(s) is life typically unicellular?

4 of 11) Place the seven levels of organization in order of largest to smallest.

5 of 11) What are body structures with similar structures yet different functions?

6 of 11) Two part question:A) What is the final trait that plants and fungi have in common?

B) How many traits do animals and plants share?

7 of 11) What kind of evidence is this cladogram based on?

8 of 11) Two part question:a) How many organisms have amniotic eggs?

b) What separates the lancelets from the other organisms?

9 of 11) Which organism is most closely related to humans?

HumansK = AnimalsP = ChordataC = MammalsO = PrimatesF = HominidsG = HomoS = sapiens Organism A

K = AnimalsP = ChordataC = MammalsO = CetaceaF = DelphinidaeG = OrcinusS = orca

Organism BK = AnimalsP = ChordataC = MammalsO = CarnivoraF = UrsidaeG = UrsusS = arctos Organism C

K = AnimalsP = ChordataC = MammalsO = PrimatesF = HominidsG = PaninaS = pan

10 of 11) Which object number is pictured below?

Object 1

Object 2Object 3

Object 4

Object 5Object 6

Object 8

Object 9

Object 10Object 11Object 12

Object 7

11 of 11) In two different species, the blastopore develops into the organisms’ mouth. What does this tell scientists about these species relatedness?

Similar development indicates relationship