Taxonomy and the 6 Kingdoms Webquest
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Part I
Directions: Open the PowerPoint: “Taxonomy,” and answer the questions that come from the slides. Make sure you read the slides carefully!
Questions:
1. What is taxonomy?___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
2. Why do we need to classify organisms? ___________________________________
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3. Who is Carolus Linnaeus? _____________________________________________
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4. What are the 7 Levels of the classification system?
5. What two words is the scientific name made from? _____________ and __________
6. What is the Genus? ____________________________________________________
7. What is the Species? ____________________________________________________
8. What are your 7 levels of Taxonomy?
Questions:
1. What is taxonomy?___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
2. Why do we need to classify organisms? ___________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
3. Who is Carolus Linnaeus? _____________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
4. What are the 7 Levels of the classification system?
5. What two words is the scientific name made from? _____________ and __________
6. What is the Genus? ____________________________________________________
7. What is the Species? ____________________________________________________
8. What are your 7 levels of Taxonomy?
Part II
Directions: Open the website: http://www.ric.edu/faculty/ptiskus/Six_Kingdoms/Index.htm
Answer the following questions:
1. How many Kingdoms are there? ____________
2. List them: ___________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
3. How are organisms placed in their Kingdoms: (There are 3 reasons listed)
a.
b.
c.
Plant Kingdom: Draw Example
List 3 Facts about this Kingdom:
1.
2.
3.
What are autotrophs? ______________________________________________________
Animal Kingdom: Draw Example
List 3 Facts about this Kingdom:
1.
2.
3.
What is the scientific name of the Tiger shown? _________________
Archaebacteria: Draw Example
1. How did scientists find these bacteria? _____________________________________
2. Where do they like to live? ______________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Eubacteria: Draw Example
List 3 Facts about this Kingdom:
1.
2.
3.
How many cells big are Eubacteria? _______________
Fungi: Draw Example
List 3 Facts about this Kingdom:
1.
2.
3.
How are Fungi different from Plants? ________________________________________
Protists: Draw Example
List 3 Facts about this Kingdom:
1.
2.
3.
Do you think Protists have a nucleus? _______________
Answer the following questions:
1. How many Kingdoms are there? ____________
2. List them: ___________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
3. How are organisms placed in their Kingdoms: (There are 3 reasons listed)
a.
b.
c.
Plant Kingdom: Draw Example
List 3 Facts about this Kingdom:
1.
2.
3.
What are autotrophs? ______________________________________________________
Animal Kingdom: Draw Example
List 3 Facts about this Kingdom:
1.
2.
3.
What is the scientific name of the Tiger shown? _________________
Archaebacteria: Draw Example
1. How did scientists find these bacteria? _____________________________________
2. Where do they like to live? ______________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Eubacteria: Draw Example
List 3 Facts about this Kingdom:
1.
2.
3.
How many cells big are Eubacteria? _______________
Fungi: Draw Example
List 3 Facts about this Kingdom:
1.
2.
3.
How are Fungi different from Plants? ________________________________________
Protists: Draw Example
List 3 Facts about this Kingdom:
1.
2.
3.
Do you think Protists have a nucleus? _______________
Part III
Make sure you have answered all the previous questions before completing Part III
Play this matching game here:
http://www.cstephenmurray.com/onlinequizes/biology/Taxonomy/sixkingdoms1.htm
Check your Facts about each kingdom with this matching game!
Play this matching game here:
http://www.cstephenmurray.com/onlinequizes/biology/Taxonomy/sixkingdoms1.htm
Check your Facts about each kingdom with this matching game!