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Taxonomy NotecardsPre-AP Biology

Due Monday (2/2/15)

• Taxonomy• Binomial

Nomenclature• Kingdom• Phylum• Class• Order• Family• Genus• Species

• Cladogram• Dichotomous

Key• Kingdom

Archaebacteria• Kingdom

Eubacteria• Kingdom

Protista• Kingdom Fungi

• Kingdom Plantae

• Kingdom Animalia

• Unicellular• Multicellular• Heterotrophic• Autotrophic• Extremophile

QUIZ – You have 10 Minutes

Essential Question: How do dichotomous keys help

identify organisms?Standard: 8B – Categorize organisms based on

similarities and differences among groups.

• Scientists use dichotomous keys and field guides to help people identify organisms

• Dichotomous keys – asks a series of questions that can be answered in only two ways

• When using a dichotomous key, each answer leads to another question which will eventually narrow down to the identification of the item

Dichotomous Keys: TEKS 7.11A

A dichotomous key

Dichotomous Keys: TEKS 7.11A

Whose shoes? A class dichotomous key

Dichotomous Keys: TEKS 7.11A

HW: “Make A Key” on Page 48 of your I.A.N.

• You will create your own dichotomous key using 20 things you find in your…..

Closet Garage Backpack/PurseRoom Backyard Living Room

Some hints for writing a dichotomous key:•Write the part name first, then the descriptive term (for example “Tail short and straight,” not “Short and straight tail”).•Start both choices in a pair with the same word.•Use measurements rather than vague terms like “big” and “little.”•Use characteristics that are true of all individuals in a group (for example, use fur color only if all individuals have the same color markings).