The Animal Kingdom falls under which domain?
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
Eukarya
All eukaryotic cells contain a nucleus and membrane bound organelles.
The single celled animal, bactosponge, is the only prokaryotic animal.
Organisms in the animal kingdom are heterotrophs.
Check the five major groups of vertebrate animals.
Arthropod
Mammal
Bird
Echinoderm
Cnideria
Annelid
Amphibian
Reptile
Mollusk
Fish
Check the five major phyla of invertebrate animals.
To be classified in the phylum Chordata, an organism must have the following characteristics - check all that apply
Hollow dorsal nerve chord
Pharyngeal slits
an exoskeleton
cell wall made of chitin
post-anal tail
notochord
ectothermic
When scientist classify organisms, they
arrange them in orderly groups
give them many common names
decide whether they are useful
ignore evolutionary relationships
Two organisms that are in the same class will also be in the same. (Choose all of the right answers.)
Kingdom
Phylum
Domain
Family
A student creates a dichotomous key to identify common household pets. What is wrong with this key?
Hamsters have hairy bodies.
Goldfish don't live in cages.
A pet can have a hairy body and live in a cage, or can be hairless and not live in a cage.
All of the above.
Which scientist is known as the "Father of Modern Taxonomy?"
James Watson
Rudolf Virchow
Charles Darwin
Carl Linnaeus
The field of biology that studies the classification of organisms
Biology
Evolution
Taxonomy
Ecology
Our two-word naming system is called
binomial nomenclature
genus species naming
trinomial naming
common naming
Match the animal to its description: "jointed leg" animals - crustaceans, insects, arachnids
Amphibians
Annelids
Arthropods
Birds
Echinoderms
Mammals
Reptiles
Match the animal to its description: Feathers, lay hard-shelled eggs; front limbs modified into wings - robins, jays
Match the animal to its description: Fur or hair, bear live young, produce milk
Match the animal to its description: Moist skin; lay soft eggs in water; live in moist environments - frogs, newts
Match the animal to its description: Radial symmetry - sea stars and sand dollars
Match the animal to its description: Scaly, dry skin; lay leathery-shelled eggs - snakes, lizards
Match the animal to its description: Segmented worms - earthworms
Using the dichotomous key, identify the name of the cnidarian labelled C.
Heliastra heliopora
Astraea pallida
Gorgonia
Pennatula
How are humans classified?
as protozoans within the protist kingdom
as animals within the eubacteria kingdom
as vertebrates within the animal kingdom
Humans are not included in the classification scheme.
Jellyfish, Worms, Sponges, Snails, Spiders, Ants, Lobsters, Grasshoppers
herbivores
sea animals
vertabrates
invertabrates
A horseshoe crab and a spider are found in the same phylum.