Use a simple classification key to identify an unknown organism.

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• Use a simple classification key to identify an
  unknown organism.

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Use a simple classification key to identify an
unknown organism.

• Key concepts/skills
• Level 1 Define key vocabulary, explain
  binomial nomenclature.
• Level 2 Given a key, classify an unknown
  organism.
• Level 3 Describe levels of classification.
  Specifically differences between kingdoms(
  animal, plant, fungi, bacteria, protista) ,
  characteristics of the common phylum (chordates)
  vertebrates and invertebrates, class
  (mammals),

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• Key vocabulary
• Classification
• classification key
• species
• vertebrates
• Taxonomy
• dichotomous key
• genus
• invertebrates
• Binomial nomenclature
• branching diagram
• mammals
• chordates

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Use a simple classification key to identify an
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• I. Why classify
• A. Reasons
• 1. Communication
• 2. number of organisms
• 3. Aristotles system was confusing

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Use a simple classification key to identify an
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• Taxonomy science of naming and grouping
• organisms
• II. Binomial Nomenclature is naming organisms
  using two names
• A. Carolus Linneaus founded it in the 1700s
• 1. Seven levels
• Kingdom
• Phylum
• Class
• Order
• Family
• Genus Scientific name
• Species

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• III. Dichotomous key
• A. Dichotomous Key a series of choices
• which allows you to identify an organism
  
• based on its physical features.

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• Examples

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B. Classification Key
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C.Branching Diagram
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• IV. Specific Characteristics
• A. Mammals
• 1. bear live young, mammary glands, milk
• B. Vertabrates
• 1.have a bony layer around the spinal
• chord
• C. Invertabrates (no vertabrae)
• D. Chordates have centrally located spinal
• chord

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