Classification of Organisms

Classification of Organisms (Ch 14)

Labs

    1. Alien Taxonomy

    2. Classification of Marbles

    3. Classification of Trees

    4. Cladogram of Marbles

    5. Cladogram of Plants

Math Skills

    1. Rounding & Significant Figures

    2. Scientific Notation

    3. Metric Units & Conversions

    4. Statistics: The Mean & The Range

Objectives

Sect 1: Categories of Biological Classification

    1. Describe Linnaeus's role in developing the modern system of naming organisms.

    2. Summarize the scientific system for naming a species.

    3. List the seven levels of biological classification.

Sect 2: How Biologists Classify Organisms

    1. List the characteristics that biologists use to classify organisms.

    2. Summarize the biological species concept.

    3. Relate analogous structures to convergent evolution.

    4. Describe how biologists use cladograms to determine evolutionary histories.