Classification

Classification: 1. Complete part A of the lab on pg 354-355 in your text book. Find picture of organism and a dichotomous key to use for your classmates and post to the Wiki. Kamberlyn Blake Part A Lab:

1a. rigid ends see.....2a 1b. smooth ends see....2b

2a. spaced out ridges...leaf A 2b. fat leaf see....3b

3a. rigid and close ends....Leaf F 3b. long stem.............Leaf C

4a. short stem see.....5a 4b. dark green see....5b

5a. long leaf......Leaf D 5b. small leaf....Leaf B

6a.light green.....Leaf E Dichotomous Key Example:



Sharice Nixon 2. Define biodiversity. Why is it important that we preserve biodiversity? //**2.Define biodiversity. Why is it important that we preserve biodiversity?**// //-Biodiversity:the variety of organisms that are considered on all levels,from populations to ecosystems.//

3. Describe Linnaean’s system of classification. //**3.Describe Linnaeus's system of classification.**// //-Linnaeus wanted to organize a system that would classify organisms hierarchical categories from form and structure.// **4. What are the rules of binomial nomenclature? Give an example**.
 * Aleéja Barnes**
 * Always include the genus and the species
 * Capitalize the genus and lowercase the species
 * Italicize or underline
 * Example: Dog = //Canis familiaris//

** 5. Find a cladogram on the Internet and explain which organisms are most closely related. Define the common ancestor and pick out the common ancestor on the cladogram. **




 * ﻿ The perch and hagfish are closely related because they are both aquatic organisms and they both have gills.
 * The most common ancestor is the organism that all the other organisms are related to or have in common. The most common ancestor in the cladogram is the chimp.

6. Describe the characteristics of the kingdom Archaebacteria. Describe the way they obtain energy, reproduce, their environment, they types of cells, if they are multicellular or unicellular.

7. Describe the characteristics of the kingdom Eubacteria. Describe the way they obtain energy, reproduce, their environment, they types of cells, if they are multicellular or unicellular. Sam Wells: Some Eubacteria decompose to get energy but aquatic eubacteria photosynthetic for example : Cyano. Eubacteria reproduce using Bionarry Fission, this is a asexual way to reproduce; Eubacteria live in all mild to normal environments on earth, they are Prokaryotic. Eubacteria is unicellular.

8. Describe the characteristics of the kingdom Protista. Describe the way they obtain energy, reproduce, their environment, they types of cells, if they are multicellular or unicellular. Meme Hand 9/28/10


 * 1) Describe the characteristics of the kingdom Protista. Describe the way they obtain energy, reproduce, their environment, types of cells, if their unicellular or multicellular.

-There's a large diversity among protistas' different species. Protista are difficult to classify because they share so many similarities with other organisms. They obtain energy from photosynthesis, and live in any environment containing liquid. They reproduce sexually by conjugation and asexually by binary fission. They are Eukaryotic microorganisms that are mainly unicellular. Some are multicellular but lack specialized tissue.

9. Describe the characteristics of the kingdom Fungi. Describe the way they obtain energy, reproduce, their environment, they types of cells, if they are multicellular or unicellular. Grif Rutherford

__**Obtain Energy:**__ Fungi release enzymes that break down organic and inorganic matter and transfer it into energy. Fungi also absorb nutrients from dead organisms are called   __**saprobes**__   , they are very important because they recycle nutrients that would otherwise go to waste. Fungi that absorb nutrients from living hosts are called   __**parasites**__. __**Reproduction**__   : They produce sexually and asexually. **  Sexual:   **   When hyphae from one fungus fuses with another fungus of the opposite mating type. **  Asexual:   **Mitosis, when special hyphae produce long stalks, haploid spores are produced __** Environment  **__   : they usually live in damp, and dark places that have shade. They can be found in your backyard, in your bread, and even in jungles that you did not even know existed. __** Types of Cells  **__   : They have cell walls that are made of   **   chitin   **.

They are  **   __  HETEROTROPIC  __**   and   __**  MULTICELLULER  **__.

Shea Lyons :D 10. Describe the characteristics of the kingdom Plantae. Describe the way they obtain energy, reproduce, their environment, they types of cells, if they are multicellular or unicellular. - The kingdom plantae are eukaryotes and are multicellular. They obtain energy by photosynthesis. They are all mostly autotroph, with a few exceptions of plants that consume insects like the venus fly-trap. Plants are asexual and sexual. They are sexual because the do a process called pollination. They can reproduce asexually by various stems growing from one parent stem or make buds. Plants live in land and aquatic environments.

11. Describe the characteristics of the kingdom Animalia. Describe the way they obtain energy, reproduce, their environment, they types of cells, if they are multicellular or unicellular. - The kingdom animalia are eukaryotes and are multicellular. They are heterotroph. They obtain energy by ingestion. Animals are either carnivores, herbivores, or omnivores. They can either produce sexually or asexually. They produce sexually by fertilization and produce asexually by budding. Animals either live on land or water. Its whichever environment they can find food and survive.