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Biology Taxonomy Test Review (Unit 8) Name: Period: 1. Explain why taxonomy is a valid system scientists use to classify organisms. Scientists use adaptations that organisms contain that differentiate them from other species. Further, scientists do not classify organisms as independent species unless they are unable to interbreed with their closest living ancestor. 2. Explain what a taxon is and why are there eight of them. Taxons are different levels of taxonomic organization and get increasingly specific as they advance. 3. In the table below, list the defining characteristics of the six kingdoms and give two examples of each organism. Characteristics Eukaryotic, multicellular, macroscopic, mobile, heterotrophic, no cell wall Organism Examples Insects, whale, tiger, human Plantae Eukaryotic, multicellular, macroscopic, immobile, autotrophic, cell wall made of cellulose, enlarged vacuole, chloroplasts present Lilly, fir tree, ivy Protista Eukaryotic, uni or multicellular, micro or macroscopic, mobile or immobile, autotrophic or heterotrophic Protozoa, diatoms, algae, slime mold Fungi Eukaryotic, multicellular, macroscopic, immobile, heterotrophic, cell wall made of chitin, decomposer, Mushrooms, penicillin producing fungus Bacteria prokaryotic, unicellular, microscopic, mobile, heterotrophic, cell wall Streptococcus, bacilli, spirilli Archaebacteria prokaryotic, multicellular, microscopic, mobile, heterotrophic, no cell wall, Halophiles, thermophiles, proteobacteria Animalia Animalia 4. Which Kingdom do the organisms below belong to? Animalia Eubacteria Protista Animalia protista Biology Taxonomy Test Review (Unit 8) Name: Period: 5. Which two kingdoms only contain prokaryotic organisms? Archaebacteria, Eubacteria 6. Compare and contrast Plant, Animal, and Fungal Cells in the Venn Diagram below. Plant Animal Photosynthesis, autotrophs, Large vacuole, Chloroplast, cellulose cell wall, Sexual Reproduction Mobile, no cell wall, Eukaryotes, Multicellular, cell respiration Cell Wall Immobile, Asexual reproduction Heterotrophic Fungus Cell Wall Chitin Decomposer, Can be unicellular, 7. Match the description with the kingdom below. Animalia This organism must hunt for its prey making it heterotrophic. It is barely visible with the naked eye and it reproduces asexually. Protista Outside of gathering sunlight for food, there are many extraordinary features of this organism. Its cell walls are rigid among other things. Bacteria This organism mimics its surroundings in an act called camouflage. It hides from its predators and hunts during the night time. It is multicellular and eukaryotic. Fungi Plantae This organism is not very complex. It contains a plasmid and cilia. This organism is heterotrophic and immobile. It has a squishy cell wall called chitin. Biology Taxonomy Test Review (Unit 8) Name: Period: 8. The graphic below gives the taxonomic classifications for four different species. Explain how you know that one organism is an outlier. Corn is the outlier because it does not belong in the same kingdom as the other three organisms. 9. Why is it necessary that every organism on Earth contain two names? Scientists use two names to identify different species in order to have enough combinations for the vast number of species that are out there. 10. Give two forms of the correct binomial nomenclature for the human species. Homo sapien Homo sapien 11. Give the criteria for differentiating two species when they have very similar physical features. Two organsism that are similar are considered different species when they are unable to interbreed. 12. According to the cladogram below, which organism is most closely related to chlorophyta? heptaphyta 13. What do the forks in the graph represent? Forks in the graph represent speciation as a result of a newly acquired adaptation. Biology Taxonomy Test Review (Unit 8) Name: Period: 14. Which organisms from the graphic have remained unchanged for the longest period of time? Euglenophyta, myxomycota, dictyostelio 15. 1. 2. 3. 4. Use the dichotomous key to identify the listed organisms 1-8. Canis familiaris 5. Pinus ponderosa Taraxicum officinale 6. Balantidium sp Passer domesticus 7. Ophiophagus hannah Monodon monoceros 8. Stentor sp