MC

Biology

Standard: 05

Objective:  03.  Classify organisms into a hierarchy of groups based on similarities that reflect

                          their evolutionary relationships.

ILO:

 

 

Redwood trees belong to a kingdom with what characteristics?

            a.  cells have a nucleus, cell wall, and is highly mobile

            b.  cannot make own food, cells with a nucleus, unicellular

            c.  photosynthetic, multicellular, cell walls

            d.  makes own food, cell walls, cells have no nucleus

 

Correct Answer:  c

 

MC

Biology

Standard: 05

Objective:  03.  Classify organisms into a hierarchy of groups based on similarities that reflect

                          their evolutionary relationships.

ILO:

 

 

Complete analogy by selecting the correct letter.  In analogies, A : B :: C : ?  means A is to B as C is to ?

 

Felis concolor : scientific name :: mountain lion : ?

            a. Latin name

            b. common name

            c. species name

            d. genus name

 

Correct Answer:  b

 

MC

Biology

Standard: 05

Objective:  03.  Classify organisms into a hierarchy of groups based on similarities that reflect

                          their evolutionary relationships.

ILO:

 

 

Which of the following characteristics belong ONLY to members of kingdom Monera?  They:

            a.  can make their own food using sunlight

            b.  have no nucleus in their cells

            c.  are single-celled

            d.  get food from other sources

 

Correct Answer:  b

 

MC

Biology

Standard: 05

Objective:  03.  Classify organisms into a hierarchy of groups based on similarities that reflect

                          their evolutionary relationships.

ILO:

 

 

Which would be the best example of organisms that have been grouped together by a similarity in structure?

            a. dog, fox, coyote

b. bear, rabbit, coyote

c. cat, horse, dog

d. antelope, deer, rabbit

e. horse, antelope, bear

 

Correct Answer: a

 

MC

Biology

Standard: 05

Objective:  03.  Classify organisms into a hierarchy of groups based on similarities that reflect

                          their evolutionary relationships.

ILO:

 

 

Members of the same phylum would also belong to the same

            a. class

b. family

c. kingdom

d. species

 

Correct Answer: c

 

MC

Biology

Standard: 05

Objective:  03.  Classify organisms into a hierarchy of groups based on similarities that reflect

                          their evolutionary relationships.

ILO:

 

 

In the scientific name of a dog, Canis familiaris, the name Canis designates the dog's

            a. family

b. genus

c. kingdom

d. species

 

Correct Answer: b

 

 

 

MC

Biology

Standard: 05

Objective:  03.  Classify organisms into a hierarchy of groups based on similarities that reflect

                          their evolutionary relationships.

ILO:

 

 

Which classification grouping contains organisms with the most similarities?

            a. Family

b. Genus

c. Order

d. Phylum

 

Correct Answer: b

 

MC

Biology

Standard: 05

Objective:  03.  Classify organisms into a hierarchy of groups based on similarities that reflect

                          their evolutionary relationships.

ILO:

 

 

Which would contain species that were most dissimilar from each other?

            a. Kingdom

b. Genus

c. Class

d. Order

e. Phylum

 

Correct Answer: a

 

MC

Biology

Standard: 05

Objective:  03.  Classify organisms into a hierarchy of groups based on similarities that reflect

                          their evolutionary relationships.

ILO:

 

 

Organisms that can produce their own food and have cells with a nucleus belong in which kingdom?

            a.  Animalia

            b.  Plantae

            c.  Fungi

            d.  Monera

 

Correct Answer:  b

 

 

 

MC

Biology

Standard: 05

Objective:  03.  Classify organisms into a hierarchy of groups based on similarities that reflect

                          their evolutionary relationships.

ILO:

 

 

Which scientific name is written correctly?

a.  Lynx Rufus

b.  lynx rufus

c.  lynx Rufus

d.  Lynx rufus

 

Correct Answer: d

 

MC

Biology

Standard: 05

Objective:  03.  Classify organisms into a hierarchy of groups based on similarities that reflect

                          their evolutionary relationships.

ILO:

 

 

Which of the following ins most clearly related to Canis familiaris?

a.  Panthera leo

b.  Prolyon loter

c.  The class mammalia

d.  Canis lupis

e.  The order of primates

 

Correct Answer: d

 

MC

Biology

Standard: 05

Objective:  03.  Classify organisms into a hierarchy of groups based on similarities that reflect

                          their evolutionary relationships.

ILO:

 

 

Which two of these organisms are most closely related?

 

1. Canis familiaris

2. Mephitis mephitis

3. Canis lupus

4. Panthera pardus.

 

            a. 1 and 2

b. 1 and 3

c. 2 and 3

d. 2 and 4

 

Correct Answer: b

 

I

Biology

Standard: 05

Objective:  03.  Classify organisms into a hierarchy of groups based on similarities that reflect

                          their evolutionary relationships.

ILO:

 

 

In a group of 8 to 10 organisms, there are four obvious characteristics.  They are as follows:

1.  8 have teeth adapted for grinding and chewing.

            2.  All 10 have four legs.

3.  8 of the 10 have long snouts.

            4.  5 of the 10 have retractable claws.

 

1.  What characteristic is most likely the most important to classify all the organisms in one large group?

a.  1

b.  2

c.  3

d.  4

 

2.  What classification provides the most closely related organisms?

a.  1

b.  2

c.  3

d.  4

 

Correct Answers: 

            1.  b

            2.  d

 

I

Biology

Standard: 05

Objective:  03.  Classify organisms into a hierarchy of groups based on similarities that reflect

                          their evolutionary relationships.

ILO:

 

 

Use the following chart to answer the questions below:

 

 

Animal I

Animal II

Animal III

Animal IV

Animal V

Phylum

Chordata

Chordata

Chordata

Chordata

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Mammalia

Mammalia

Mammalia

Amphibia

Order

Carnivora

Carnivora

Carnivora

Primates

Salietia

Family

Felidae

Felidae

Canidae

Hominidae

Ranidae

Genus

Felis

Felis

Canis

Homo

Rana

Species

leo

domesticus

familiaris

sapiens

clamitans

 

1.  At which level of classification would you describe differences between animal II and animal III?

a.  Phylum

b.  Class

c.  Order

d.  Family

 

2.  At which level of classification would you describe differences between animal I and animal V?

            a.  Phylum

b.  Class

c.  Order

d.  Family

 

3.  The two animals showing the greatest structural similarities are

a. animals I and II

b. animals II and III

c. animals III and IV

d. animals III and V

 

Correct Answers:

1.  d

2.  b

3.  a

 

I

Biology

Standard: 05

Objective:  03.  Classify organisms into a hierarchy of groups based on similarities that reflect

                          their evolutionary relationships.

ILO:

 

 

Use the following diagram to answer the questions below.

 

 

1.  Which of the following is more closely related to a cow?

a.  kangaroo

b.  goat

c.  rabbit

d.  gorilla

 

2.  Humans are more closely related to

a.  gorilla

b.  chimpanzee

c.  sheep

d.  kangaroo

 

3.  Which characteristic of animals is not used in classifying organisms by this method?

a.  skeletal forms

b.  size of organism

c.  reproductive parts

d.  internal anatomy

e.  related ancestry

 

4.Choose any two of the animals show in the diagram. Explain in your own words what characteristics they have in common and how, according to the diagram, each may have evolved.

 

 

Correct Answers:

1.  b

2.  b

3.  b

4.  Answers will vary.

 

E

Biology

Standard: 05

Objective:  03.  Classify organisms into a hierarchy of groups based on similarities that reflect

                          their evolutionary relationships.

ILO:

 

 

Relate the seven levels of scientific classifications to the seven levels of geographical classification: Earth, United States, Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, North America, Northern Hemisphere. Explain why you made the comparisons you did.

 

Geographic                                        Scientific

1.                                                         1.

2.                                                         2.

3.                                                         3.

4.                                                         4.

5.                                                         5.

6.                                                         6.

7.                                                         7.

 

Correct Answers:

1. Earth-Kingdom

2. Northern hemisphere-Phylum

3. North America-Class

4. United States-Order

5. Utah-Family

6. Salt Lake County-Genus

7. Salt Lake City-Species

 

Just like Earth covers the largest area, a kingdom in the classification system has the most organisms. Each level down from earth, represents a smaller and smaller area, just as each level down on the classification system represents fewer and fewer organisms.

 

Scoring Guide:

            Complete- 40%

Accurate- 40 %

Well Written- 20%

 

 

P

Biology

Standard: 05

Objective:  03.  Classify organisms into a hierarchy of groups based on similarities that reflect

                          their evolutionary relationships.

ILO:

 

 

Procedures:

1.  Provide students with organisms for identification.  Fresh aquatic macroinvertebrate specimens can be obtained from a nearby stream or you may choose to use preserved  specimens.  Number the organisms so they can be identified against the scoring key.

2.  Provide materials that will help the students observe the characteristics used in the key such as: hand lenses, microscopes, forceps and dissecting needles.

3.  Provide each student with a classification key and answer sheet.

4.  When scoring, it is important to check for correct use of the key by checking both the key numbers as well as the phylum name.  Note: Teach the students to remember to record the last key number.

 

Scoring Guide:

1a  2a ...................  Arthropoda

1a  2b ...................  Annelida

1b  3a ...................  Platyhelminthes

1b 3b 4a ...............  Nematoda

1b 3b 4b ...............  Mollusca

 

 

 

 

Using a Classification Key

Key to Five Common Macroinvertebrate Phyla Found in Streams.

 

Student Test Instructions

 

1.  Use the classification key written below to identify each organism to the correct phylum.

2.  Specimens are numbered.  Place your answers on the correct number line for each organism.

3.  Record your choice of all key numbers in the spaces provided in the left column and the phylum name in the space provided in the right column.

 

Classification Key

 

1a        body is segmented ........................................................................................ go to 2

1b        body is NOT segmented ............................................................................... go to 3

 

2a        jointed appendages present; exoskeleton present  .........................................  Arthropoda

2b        jointed appendages NOT present; exoskeleton absent ..................................  Annelida

 

3a        Body flattened; one opening to digestive system (mouth only) .................Platyhelminthes

3b        Body NOT flattened; two openings to digestive system (mouth and anus) .....  go to 4

 

4a        Body long and cylindrical, tapered at both ends; no well defined head at

            anterior end ................................................................................................  Nematoda

4b        Body NOT long; better developed head at anterior end; body often

            protected with shell ......................................................................................  Mollusca

 

Place Answers Here

 

Key Numbers                                                                                      Phylum Name

 

Example:   1b   3b 4a   __   __                                                             Nematoda               

 

1.         __    __   __   __   __                                                               ________________

 

2.         __   __   __   __   __                                                                ________________

 

3.         __   __   __   __   __                                                                ________________

 

4.         __   __   __   __   __                                                                ________________

 

5.         __   __   __   __   __                                                                ________________

 

 

 

P

Biology

Standard: 05

Objective:  03.  Classify organisms into a hierarchy of groups based on similarities that reflect

                          their evolutionary relationships.

ILO:

 

 

Developing a Dichotomous Key

 

Teacher Guide

 

Background: Students should have been taught how to make and use dichotomous keys. If they have used a key of the five kingdoms to learn about classification, then this test will be a recall exercise

 

Materials: Test sheet: "Developing a Dichotomous Key of the Five Kingdoms"

 

Time: Varies considerably from 20 - 50 minutes

 

Directions: Distribute test sheets and instruct students to work individually until they complete the test.

 

Scoring Guide: There are several keys that are correct. One correct answer is as follows:

 

Title: Dichotomous Key of the Five Kingdoms

1.   a.   Cell wall present                                                         Go to 2

      b.   Cell wall absent                                                           Animalia

2.   a.   Nuclear membrane present                                          Go to 3

      b.   Nuclear membrane absent                                           Monera

3.   a.   Not able to move from place to place                         Go to 4

      b.   Able to move from place to place                               Go to 5

4.   a.   Not able to perform photosynthesis                          Go to 5

      b.   Able to perform photosynthesis                                Plantae

5.   a.   Unicellular reproductive structures                             Protista

      b.   Multicellular reproductive structures                         Fungi

 

 Name___________________________________________

 

Developing a Dichotomous Key to the Five Kingdoms

 

Directions: Use the information in the chart below and develop a dichotomous key to the five kingdoms. Full credit is given if:

- your key works for all five kingdoms

- the key is dichotomous

- the key is short -- in other words, there are not several unnecessary steps in paths

- the key is formatted correctly and is legible

 

Characteristics of the Five Kingdoms

Characteristics

Monera

Protista

Fungi

Plantae

Animalia

Cell wall

Present

Present in some

Present

Present

Absent

Nuclear membrane

Absent

Present

Present

Present

Present

Mitochondria

Absent

Present

Present

Present

Present

Ability to perform photosynthesis

Some do

Some do

No

Yes

No

Ability to move from place to place

Some motile

Some motile

No

No

Most motile

Body form

Unicellular

Unicellular or multicellular

Unicellular or multicellular

Multicellular

Multicellular

Reproductive structures

Unicellular

Unicellular

Multicellular

Multicellular

Multicellular

Nutrition

Absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis

Absorption, photosynthesis, or ingestion

Absorption

Photosynthesis

Ingestion

Nervous system

Absent

Absent

Absent

Absent

Present

 

 

P

Biology

Standard: 05

Objective:  03.  Classify organisms into a hierarchy of groups based on similarities that reflect

                          their evolutionary relationships.

ILO:

 

 

Classifying Conifers

 

Name _______________________________            Period ________________

 

Objectives:

1.  Observe similarities and differences of various species of conifer trees.

2.  Demonstrate how to use an identification key.

3.  Correctly identify the five conifer trees.

 

Instructions:

1.  Study the conifer trees and/or branches provided by the teacher.

2.  Using the identification key provided, write the correct key numbers in the spaces below and correctly identify the conifer tree by its common name.  Write the name in the space provided.

 

 

Key Numbers

 

Name of Tree

Example

1a  2b  5a  6a   __  __  __  __

 

Douglas Fir__________

1)

__  __  __  __  __  __  __  __

 

____________________

2)

__  __  __  __  __  __  __  __

 

____________________

3)

__  __  __  __  __  __  __  __

 

____________________

4)

__  __  __  __  __  __  __  __

 

____________________

5)

__  __  __  __  __  __  __  __

 

____________________

 

Scoring Guide:

The student will receive a score of 1 to 5 using the following scale.

            5          All sets of key numbers are correct and all trees are correctly identified.

            4          Four sets of key numbers are correct and four trees are correctly identified.

            3          Three sets of key numbers are correct and three trees are correctly identified.

            2          Two sets of key numbers are correct and two trees are correctly identified.

            1          Some key numbers are correct.

 

 

 

Key to the Native Conifers of the Uinta Mountains

 

1.         a. Leaves are needle‑like; cones are woody or papery and brown in color 2

            b. Leaves are scaly or awl‑like (long pointed scales, like short spikes);

            cones are berry‑like and blue in color 9

 

2.         a. Needles arise in bundles or packets of2,3,or5(Pines); cones scales are woody ................... 3

            b. Needles do NOT arise in bundles or packets but are singular;

            cone scales are thin and papery .............................................................................................. 5

 

3.         a. Needles arise in bundles of 5, usually 2 to 3 inches in length;

cones are 5 to 6 inches long ............................................................................... Umber Pine

b. Needles arise in bundles of 3 (sometimes 2), usually 3 or

more inches in length; cones are about 4 inches long ................................... Ponderosa Pine

c. Needles arise in bundles of 2; cones are 1 to 2 inches in length ........................................ 4

 

4.         a. Needles are about 2 inches long and twisted in appearance;

            cones are 1.5 inches long; trunk grows straight and tall ................................ Lodgepole Pine

            b. Needles usually less than 2 inches long; cones are 1 to 2 inches long

with large edible seeds; trunk is short and bushy in appearance ..................................... Pinyon Pine

 

5.         a. Needles are flat and blunt; not sharp to touch .................................................................... 6

            b. Needles are NOT flat, but are square in cross section; sharp to touch ............................... 8

 

6.         a. Needles arise from twigs on all sides and point outward from twig;

            cones with leafy bract extending from the cone scales ........................................ Douglas Fir

            b. Needles arise from twig on all sides but bend upward; cones without

            leafy bracts extending from cone scales ................................................................................. 7

7.        a. Needles usually less than 1 inch in length; cones are 4 inches long ............. Subalpine Fir

            b. Needles usually greater than 1 inch in length; cones are 2 inches long ............... White Fir

 

8.         a. Young twigs and branches are pendulant (hanging downward);

cones are usually less than 2 to 3 inches long with rounded cone scales;

mature trunks are reddish, scaly and unfurrowed .................................... Englemann Spruce

b. Young twigs and branches are not pendulant but are stiff, growing outward

in flat layers; cones are 3 to 5 inches long with wedge‑shaped cone scales;

mature trunks are dark gray and somewhat furrowed ......................................... Blue Spruce

 

9.         a. Leaves are awl‑like; longer than 1/4 inch arising in whorls of three;

leaves have a silver‑white band running down the midrib Common Juniper

b. Leaves are scaly‑like; less than 1/4 inch 10

 

10.       a. Scaly leaves are coarse (rough to touch); berry‑like cones are

about 1/4 inch in diameter; trunk usually forkedƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒUtah Juniper

b. Scaly leaves are fine (smooth to touch); berry‑like cones are

small, rarely to 1/4 inch in diameter;

trunk usually with a central stem ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ.Rocky Mountain Juniper

 

Helpful Drawings

 

                                 

needle-like leaves                                scaly-like leaves                                  awl-like leaves

 

                                  

            needles in bundles                                                       needles singular

 

 

                                                     

needles flat in cross section                                        needles square in cross section

 

                                              

needles point out on all sides of branch                                  needles bend upward

 

 

 

P

Biology

Standard: 05

Objective:  03.  Classify organisms into a hierarchy of groups based on similarities that reflect

                          their evolutionary relationships.

ILO:

 

 

Observe the following group of organisms. Design a dichotomous key to identify each based on structural characteristics. 

 

 

Scoring Guide:

4 - Two-part statements; clearly defined characteristics; correct "go to" directions; statements end with identity of birds.

3 - Two-part statements; characteristics more general; correct "go to" directions; statements end with identity of birds.

2 - Statements not correctly organized

1 - Birds not identified.

0 - Key cannot be followed.

 

 

P

Biology

Standard: 05

Objective:  03.  Classify organisms into a hierarchy of groups based on similarities that reflect

                          their evolutionary relationships.

ILO:

 

 

Designing a Classification System

(Handout for Students)

 

The Problem:

Classification systems are based on levels of shared characteristics. Organisms may be classified according to similarities in structure, or method of carrying out life's processes. The way we classify is based on the characteristics we examine. In this test you will design a classification system and then use it to collect and record data about a particular set of organisms.

 

Materials:

At least 10 different species in the same genus or family. You may choose pictures but the real thing is much better for this test. Consider flowers, trees, or leaves from trees, specimens from a collection of insects, birds, etc. Get approval from your teacher before you begin.

 

Developing your Key:

Prepare your dichotomous key according to the criteria in the scoring guide below. Be sure that written directions to the person who is to use the key are clear and that they work.

 

Using Your Key:

Now that you have developed a key, give your specimens to at least ten other students. Have each one, individually, use it to classify the specimens; do not help them. Your key has got to work independently of your suggestions and directions.

 

As students use the key, take notes on any problems they have, record the time it takes each to complete the task and how many specimens each classifies correctly.

 

Summarize what you learned from the students who used your key by using a table, graph or some other form that communicates easily to a reviewer.

 

Attach your key: your data summary to a brief, two paragraph report on what you learned about making and using a key.

 

Scoring Guide:

Dichotomous Key (See example: "Common Trees and Shrubs of Utah County")

            Steps are numbered in the left-hand column

            At each step the classifier is given two and only two choices.

            Essential descriptive terms are defined or illustrated for the classifier.

 

 

Classifier is moved from general to detailed characteristics. e.g.

Leaves are SIMPLE

Leaves are COMPOUND

 

When the classifier comes to the end of the list, the name of the species is known (For this test either the common name or the scientific name is acceptable.)

 

Report:

Ten students were tested independently of each other.

Report includes some kind of summary of the data collected in the test of the key.

 

Key to the Common Trees and Scrubs of Utah County (Rock Canyon)

 

1.  a. Leaves are flat and broad; seeds and fruit produced from flowers              2

     b. Leaves are needle-like or scaly-like; seeds produced in cones                   29

2.  a. Leaves and buds are opposite on branches                                                            3

     b. Leaves and buds are alternate on branches                                                           9

3.  a. Leaves palmate, with major veins arising from point at base                   4

     b. Leaves pinnate, with one main vein or midrib                                         5

4.  a. Leaves 3 to 5 lobes with coarsely-toothed margin                                               Big Tooth Maple

     b. Leaves 3 to 5 lobes with serrated margin                                                 Rocky Mtn. Maple

5.  a. Leaves simple; no leaflets                                                                        6

     b. Leaves compound; with leaflets                                                               8

6.  a. Leaves 2 to 4 inches long; entire with conspicuous veins                                     Red-osier Dogwood

     b. Leaves 1 inch or less                                                                               7

7.  a. Leaves thick, evergreen, elliptical in shape, low spreading shrub                          Mtn. Lover

     b. Leaves then, deciduous, round to ovate; erect branching shrub                 Snowberry

8.  a. 3 to 7 coarsely toothed and incised leaflets; tree 50 to 75 feet tall                      Boxelder Maple

     b. 5 to 7 lanceolate leaflets with small serrated margins; grows in

     clumps 10 to 12 feet tall                                                                             Elderberry

9.  a. Leaves pinnate, with one main vein or midrib                                         10

     b. Leave palmate, with major veins arising from point at base                                 28

10.  a. Leaves simple; no leaflets                                                                      11

       b. Leaves compound; with leaflets                                                             24

11.  a. Leaf margins are lobed                                                                           12

       b. Leaf margins are not lobed                                                                    13

12.  a. Leaves small, 1 inch or less in length, thick evergreen leaves                Cliffrose

       b. Leaves 2 inches or more in length; deciduous leaves                              Gambel Oak

13.  a. Leaf bases are oblique with unequal sides                                                14

       b. Leaf bases are not oblique                                                                      15

14.  a. Leaves with rough sandpaper texture; margins with few or

       no serrations                                                                                             Net-leaf Hackberry

       b. Leaves do not have a rough texture; margins serrated                            Siberian Elm (Introduced)

15.  a. Thick evergreen leaves about 1 inch in length; erect shrubs

with many branches; grow on dry rocky slopes                                          Alder-leaf Mtn. Mahogany

       b. Deciduous leaves 1 inch or longer in length                                           16

16.  a. Leaves nearly circular                                                                            17

       b. Leaves not circular                                                                                18

17.  a. Leaf margin entire at base, serrated towards apex; petiole

       not flattened                                                                                             Serviceberry

       b. Leaf margin slightly undulate or with small rounded teeth;

       apex acuminate; flattened petiole causes leaves to quiver in the

       slightest breeze                                                                                          Quaking Aspen

18.  a. Leaves elongated; leaf base cuneate, acute, to steeply rounded               19

       b. Leaves somewhat triangular-shaped; leaf base truncate to broadly

       rounded                                                                                                     23

19.  a. Leaves entire; silver-white in color                                                        Russian Olive

(Introduced)

       b. Leaves serrated                                                                                      20

20.  a. Leaves linear to lanceolate                                                                    21       

       b. Leaves elliptical to ovate                                                                                  22

21.  a. Leaves linear, grows in thick stand 6 to 8 feet tall                                 Sandbar Willow

       b. Leaves lanceolate, with small rounded teeth                                          Narrow-leaf Poplar or

Cottonwood

22.  a. Leaves doubly serrated                                                                           Thin-leaf Alder

       b. Leaves very finely serrated                                                                    Chokecherry

23.  a. Leaves 1.5 to 2 inches in length; sharply serrated margins                     River Birth

       b. Leaves 2.5 to 5 inches in length; rounded serrated margins                                Easter Poplar or

Cottonwood

(Introduced)

24.  a. Leaves trifoliate                                                                                                25

       b. Leaves with 5 or more leaflets                                                               26

25.  a. Leaflets are lobed                                                                                  Squawbush

       b. Leaflets are serrated                                                                              Poison Ivy

26.  a. Leaflets are elliptical, 1 to 2.5 inches in length                                                 27

       b. Leaflets are lanceolate, 2 to 5 inches in length                                      Smooth Sumac

27.  a. Stems covered with thorns                                                                     Wildrose

       b. Stems not covered with thorns                                                              Mountain Ash

28.  a. Leaves elliptical to broadly ovate, thick, leathery, finely serrated                     Snowbush

       b. Leaves 3-lobed with rounded serrations                                                  Ninebark

29.  a. Leaves scaly-like; cones are small, blue and berry-like                           30

       b. Leaves needle-like' cones are large (2 to 5 inches long); brown in color             31

30.  a. Scaly leaves are coarse (rough to touch); berry-like cones are about inch

       in diameter;   trunk usually forked                                                                         Utah Juniper

       b. Scaly leaves are fine (smooth to touch); berry-like cones are small, rarely

       to inch in diameter; trunk usually with a central stem                                            Rocky Mtn. Juniper

31.  a. Needles arise as multiples in bundles; cone scales are woody                   32

       b. Needles do not arise in bundles but are singular; cone scales are thin and

       papery                                                                                                      33

32.  a. Needles are about 2 inches long and twisted in appearance; cones are

       1.5 inches long;  trunk grows straight and tall                                            Lodgepole Pine

       b. Needles usually less than 2 inches long; cones are 1 to 3 inches long with

       large edible seeds, trunk is short and busy in appearance                            Pinyon Pine

33.  a. Needles are flat and blunt; not sharp to touch                                        34

       b. Needles are not flat, but are square in cross section; stiff sharp to touch            Blue Spruce

34.  a. Needles arise from twig on all sides and point outward from twig; cones

       with a leafy bract extending from cone scales                                            Douglas Fir

       b. Needles arise from twig on all sides but bend upward; cones without

       leafy bracts                                                                                                          White Fir

 

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Biology

Standard: 05

Objective:  03.  Classify organisms into a hierarchy of groups based on similarities that reflect

                          their evolutionary relationships.

ILO:

 

 

Using reference material, design a table that shows comparisons between the kingdoms of living things with respect to protection, internal coordination, waste elimination, internal transportation, support, and reproduction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answer Key:

Kingdom

Protection

Internal Coordination

Waste Elimination

Reproduction

Internal Transportation

Monera

cell walls

endospores

slime layer

Intracellular (genetic control)

Diffusion/ Active Transport

Asexual Æ binary fission

Diffusion/ Osmosis/ Active Transport

Protista

cell membranes

cell walls in algae

Intracellular control

Diffusion/ Active Transport

Asexual Æ mitosis

Sexual Æ conjugation

Diffusion/ Osmosis/ Active Transport

Fungi

cell walls made of chitin

Intercellular control

Diffusion/ Active Transport

Spores produced both asexually and sexually

Diffusion/ Osmosis/ Active Transport

Plantae

cell walls

cuticle

Intercellular control

Stomata/ Transpiration

Mostly sexual spores and gametes

Vascular system/ diffusion/ osmosis/ active transport

Animalia

integument (skin)

nerve cells, to ganglia to spinal cord and brain

Excretion from body cavity

Mostly sexual Æ gametes

Vascular/pump system/ diffusion/ osmosis/ active transport

 

Scoring Guide:

4          All missing areas filled in with specific and appropriate terms.

3          All areas filled in, but terms more vague.

2          One to three areas not filled in.

1          Four areas not filled in.

0          More than four areas left blank.