Chapter 12: RNA, DNA, and Protein Synthesis



LTA: Unit 10 Ch. 17 Organizing Life’s Diversity Name ___________________________________

Key Terms: Write and define

1. classification

2. taxonomy

3. binomial nomenclature

4. taxon

5. genus

6. family

7. order

8. class

9. phylum

10. division

11. kingdom

12. domain

13. phylogeny

14. character

15. virus

16. cladistics

17. cladogram

18. eubacteria

19. archaea

20. protist

21. fungus

Questions: Answer the following in a complete sentence

1. Explain why it is important to have a biological classification system.

2. Describe how a scientific name is written correctly using binomial nomenclature.

3. Compare and contrast how modern classification systems differ from those used by Aristotle and Linnaeus..

4. Classify a giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, from domain to species level by referring to Figure 17.4.

5. Describe how the changing “species concept” has affected classification systems.

6. List and describe the different concepts of a species.

7. Describe some methods used to determine phylogeny.

8. Organize the following derived characters on a cladogram in order of ascending complexity: multicellular,

hair, backbone, unicellular and four appendages.

9. State the names of the three domains and list the kingdoms in each domain.

10. Compare and contrast the characteristics of the three domains.

11. Compare and contrast Protist and Fungi.

12. Classify to the kingdom level an organism that has organ systems, lacks cell walls and ingests food

13. Are viruses living or not? Explain.

LTA: Unit 10 Ch. 17 Organizing Life’s Diversity Name ___________________________________

Key Terms: Write and define

1. classification

2. taxonomy

3. binomial nomenclature

4. taxon

5. genus

6. family

7. order

8. class

9. phylum

10. division

11. kingdom

12. domain

13. phylogeny

14. character

15. virus

16. cladistics

17. cladogram

18. eubacteria

19. archaea

20. protist

21. fungus

Questions: Answer the following in a complete sentence

1. Explain why it is important to have a biological classification system.

2. Describe how a scientific name is written correctly using binomial nomenclature.

3. Compare and contrast how modern classification systems differ from those used by Aristotle and Linnaeus..

4. Classify a giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, from domain to species level by referring to Figure 17.4.

5. Describe how the changing “species concept” has affected classification systems.

6. List and describe the different concepts of a species.

7. Describe some methods used to determine phylogeny.

8. Organize the following derived characters on a cladogram in order of ascending complexity: multicellular,

hair, backbone, unicellular and four appendages.

9. State the names of the three domains and list the kingdoms in each domain.

10. Compare and contrast the characteristics of the three domains.

11. Compare and contrast Protist and Fungi.

12. Classify to the kingdom level an organism that has organ systems, lacks cell walls and ingests food

13. Are viruses living or not? Explain

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