Taxa

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Science Jeopardy
Taxa
History of Taxonomy
Classification Keys
The kingdoms
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The word biologists use for classification. 100
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What is TAXONOMY? 100
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The Latin word for group and many groups 200
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What are TAXON and TAXA? 200
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The word for what biologists use to classify
things. 300
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What are TRAITS? 300
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The levels of taxa, starting with the
largest. 400
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What are KINGDOM, PHYLUM, CLASS, ORDER,
FAMILY, GENUS SPECIES. 400
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He grouped things into 2 main groups, plants and
animals. 100
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Who was ARISTOTLE? 100
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He came up with the modern method of
classification. 200
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Who is Carolus Linnaeus? 200
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The term for using 2 Latin words to universally
name life. 300
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What is BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE? 300
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The reason Linnaeuss classification was better
than Aristotles. 400
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What are the specific traits that Linnaeus used
versus the poor traits Aristotle used? 400
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The fancy name for a classification key. 100
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What is a DICHOTOMOUS KEY? 100
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In a dichotomous key, each group of objects is
separated by two statements that must be
this. 200
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What are OPPOSITES? 200
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These types of statements will not work when
making a classification key. 300
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What are OPINION statements or statements with
MORE THAN 2 CHOICES? 300
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Use this key to determine whos shoe this
is 1a If high ankle go to 2 1b If low
ankle go to 3 2a If laces go to 4 2b If no
laces Mrs. Adamsons Shoe 3a If blue Mr.
Enges Shoe 3b If brown Mr. Porubans
Shoe 4a If black Mrs. Fettermens Shoe 4b If
not black Mr. Bakers shoe
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Which is Mrs. Fettermens shoe? 400
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This kingdom contains many celled organisms that
must eat food and can move on their own. 100
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What are ANIMALS? 100
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Organisms in the Plant kingdom are multicellular
and can do this. 200
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What is MAKE THEIR OWN FOOD? 200
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These are the kingdoms. 300
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What are MONERANS, PROTISTS, FUNGI, PLANTS, AND
ANIMALS? 300
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Single celled organisms with no nuclear envelope
are in this kingdom. 400
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What are MONERANS? 400
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This is what taxonomy does. 100
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What is to help FIND and IDENTIFY things more
EASILY? 100
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These 2 taxa (groups) make up the Scientific
name. 200
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What are the Genus and species? 200
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The Latin language was chosen for scientific
names for this reason. 300
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What is to be UNDERSTOOD BY ALL SCIENTISTS? 300
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Members of this kingdom eat other organsims and
are multicellular, but cannot move. 400
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What is FUNGI? 400
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Category 1 200
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Category 2 200
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Category 2 400
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Category 2 600
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Category 2 800
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Category 3 200
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Category 3 400
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Category 3 600
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Category 3 800
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Category 4 200
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Category 4 400
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Category 4 600
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Category 4 800
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Category 5 200
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Category 5 400
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Category 5 600
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Category 5 800
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FINAL JEOPARDY
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Final Jeopardy Answer