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HAPPY FRIDAY Bellwork: Write “Study for Quiz” and bring me your bellwork so I can
sign it.
Taxonomy NotecardsPre-AP Biology
Due Monday (2/2/15)
• Taxonomy• Binomial
Nomenclature• Kingdom• Phylum• Class• Order• Family• Genus• Species
• Cladogram• Dichotomous
Key• Kingdom
Archaebacteria• Kingdom
Eubacteria• Kingdom
Protista• Kingdom Fungi
• Kingdom Plantae
• Kingdom Animalia
• Unicellular• Multicellular• Heterotrophic• Autotrophic• Extremophile
QUIZ – You have 10 Minutes
Essential Question: How do dichotomous keys help
identify organisms?Standard: 8B – Categorize organisms based on
similarities and differences among groups.
• Scientists use dichotomous keys and field guides to help people identify organisms
• Dichotomous keys – asks a series of questions that can be answered in only two ways
• When using a dichotomous key, each answer leads to another question which will eventually narrow down to the identification of the item
Dichotomous Keys: TEKS 7.11A
A dichotomous key
Dichotomous Keys: TEKS 7.11A
Whose shoes? A class dichotomous key
Dichotomous Keys: TEKS 7.11A
HW: “Make A Key” on Page 48 of your I.A.N.
• You will create your own dichotomous key using 20 things you find in your…..
Closet Garage Backpack/PurseRoom Backyard Living Room
Some hints for writing a dichotomous key:•Write the part name first, then the descriptive term (for example “Tail short and straight,” not “Short and straight tail”).•Start both choices in a pair with the same word.•Use measurements rather than vague terms like “big” and “little.”•Use characteristics that are true of all individuals in a group (for example, use fur color only if all individuals have the same color markings).