Assignment 8 How things are classified

Assignment #8 (20 Points) How are Living Things Classified? Name: Francis Key Directions: Type your answers directly on this sheet in the space provided after each question. Please either highlight your answer or type them in RED font. Upload you Assignment as a .doc, .docx or .rtf file when you are finished. Introduction Classification groups organisms into categories according to shared characteristics. In the 1750s, Carl Linnaeus designed the first set of guidelines to group species. In his system there were 3 major groups, called kingdoms. Today, most scientists classify living organisms into 6 Kingdoms. These include Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. These kingdoms have a unique set of characteristics that identify those within the group. In this virtual lab, you will be evaluating the characteristics of 10 different species and determining which Kingdom they belong to. Directions Go to: http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/E07/E07.html Read the information to the left of the screen to get some background knowledge of classification and to identify how to use the site. You will be evaluating 10 different organisms and classifying them appropriately. Record your information in the Results Table provided on this sheet. During and after the lab, answer the following questions. Type all answers directly on the data sheet. Select Save As, and use your last name and student ID as a file name. Upload the data sheet as a .doc, .docx, or .rtf file when finished. Data Table: In the table below, record the following characteristics for 10 different organisms. These characteristics will help you then identify what Kingdom the species belongs to. 10pts Note: Five organisms are given to you at a time, you will have to hit the Reset button, to find more organisms. Organism Scientific Name Common Name Number of Cell(s) Type of Cell(s) Locomotion Nutrition KINGDOM 1 Ganoderma Applanatum Artists Conk Single Nuclei N/A Feed on decaying trees Fungi 2 Chenilleplant Many Nuclei/cell walls N/A Makes on food Plants 3 Methanosarcina 8 Some Produces own energy Archaebacteria 4 Taenia Solium Tape Worm Many Nuclei Yes Feeds on foods eaten by other organism Animals 5 Methanopurus Single cell No Nucleus Yes Hydroger and canbos Archaebacteria 6 Archaeoglobus One Cell No Nuclei Yes Ansorbing sulfer Archaebacteria 7 Ceratomyxa Fruyiclosa Slime Mold Nuckei No Rotten wood and leaves Protists 8 Bacillus Subtilis 1 cell No nucleus Produces own food Eubacteria 9 Euglena Gracilis 1 cell Nucles Produce own food Protists 10 Anabaena 1 cell No nucleus Produces food by photosynthesis Eubacteria Questions 1 – 8 are short answer questions and should be answered in 2 to 3 words or 1 to 2 complete sentences. Each question is worth 1 point for a total of 8 points. Question 9 is worth 2 pts. Many people organize books, videos, and CDs in their homes to make it easier to find what they’re looking for. Describe another type of classification system you have seen or used. I organize my bills, I use a spread sheet to organize them in order of date to pay and also use it to track my spending How are plants and animals different? How are they the same? Be specific. Animals_ move from one place to another, eat for energy and have many cells with nuclei. Plants don’t move from place to place How are Archaebacteria and Eubacteria different? How are they the same? Be specific. Archaebacteria are one cell, no cell nucleus, some have locomotion, some make food, some obtain food, livein oxygen free zones. Eubacteria have the same features expect that don’t live in oxygen free zones 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 the organism? Plants have many cells, cells have nuclei and cell walls, no locomotion, make food Fungi one or many cells, cells have no cell walls, obtain food According to your notes from Chapter 12, what are the levels of classification (please list in order from most inclusive to least inclusive. Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species How do you properly write a scientific name in the binomial nomenclature system? Genus is capitalized, Species is lowercase, Both are italicized, Written in Latin What are the 3 Domains of Life? (reference chapter 13 notes) Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya Why can it be confusing to refer to organisms by common names? Classification is transforming from just Linnaean classification (grouping according to physical similarities) to phylogeny. Define this term and explain how this new type of classification may be more useful. The branch of biology that deals with phylogenesis. The evolutionary history of a kind of organism