Download (In italics) Common Name # of Cells

Classification Virtual Lab
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Date:
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Use the link below to complete the following assignment. COMPLETE THIS CHART, NOT THE ONE ONLINE!!!!!!!!! BE SURE TO COMPLETE BOTH SIDES!!!
Link: http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/E07/E07.html
Directions: Follow the directions on the virtual lab site. Complete the chart below. Answer the questions in complete, accurate sentences. (You will need to click
“reset” after you finish the first 5 organisms for a new set of organisms to appear.)
Scientific Name
(In italics)
Organism
1
Organism
2
Organism
3
Organism
4
Organism
5
Organism
6
Organism
7
Organism
8
Common
Name
# of Cells
Type of Cells
Locomotion
Nutrition/Energy
(single or multi)
(with or without
nucleus)
(do they or don’t
they move?)
(what do they eat/how
do they get energy?)
Kingdom
Part 2: Answer the following questions with a short answer.
1. Which kingdoms’ organisms have cells with no nuclei?
2. Which kingdoms’ organisms have cells with cell walls?
3. Which kingdoms’ organisms cannot move?
4. Which kingdoms’ organisms would die if exposed to oxygen?
Part 3: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
5. Many people organize books, games, and CD’s in their homes to make it easier to find what they are looking for. Describe another type of classification
system you have seen or used.
6. How are animals and plants different? How are they the same? Be specific!!!
7. Working as an assistant in a laboratory, you discover an organism that you believe might be a new species of plant or fungus. What are some differences
between plants and fungi, and what clues might help you classify this organism?