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Classification WebQuest

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Classification of Life WebQuest


Use the images and websites below to help you answer the questions. good luck on your quest!
Part 1--Biological Classification
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What TWO terms are used for an organism's binomial name? (SELECT TWO THINGS OR GET IT WRONG)

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What does the word "Species" mean in Latin?

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Who first proposed a system for classifying organisms?

Part 2--Ology: The Tree of Life
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What is the word for the type of diagram scientists use to show how species are related (MUST SPELL CORRECTLY TO GET CREDIT)

Explore the groups shown on the cladogram to answer these questions.
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Match each group to the percentage of the world's organisms that are classified into that group.

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Which animal group makes up the largest percentage of the world's oragnisms? (MUST SPELL CORRECTLY TO GET CREDIT)

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What protein do all animals have in common? (MUST SPELL CORRECTLY TO GET CREDIT)
(HINT: Hover over the yellow dots on the cladogram)

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What are tetrapods?
(HINT: Hover over the yellow dots on the cladogram)

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What structure do eukaryotes have in their cells? (MUST SPELL CORRECTLY TO GET CREDIT)
(HINT: Hover over the yellow dots on the cladogram OR remember EU rhymes with DO...)

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Into what group would humans be classified?

Part 3--Ology: It Takes All Kinds
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Answer the questions in the quiz at the bottom of the website above to read about different oragnisms. Then, match the organism to the kingdom it belongs to.

Part 4--Classifying Critters
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What is the name for the group of animals with a backbone?

Click the GOLDEN EAGLE on the website above to start the online activity.
Complete the following statements as you work through the activity.
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What do all birds have in common?

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What do all amphibians have in common?

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Do you know what all mammals have in common?

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What do all fish have in common?

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What do all reptiles have in common?

Part 5--Taxonomy
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What is the correct order from most general to most specific?

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What are the THREE domains? (MUST PICK THREE TO GET FULL CREDIT)

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What do archaea and bacteria domains have in common?

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Which domain do we fall in?