1. Define Taxonomy
2. Understand how scientific names are assigned.
3. Distinguish between scientific names and common names
4. What is binomial nomenclature?
5. What can the scientific name of an organism tell you about what its related to?
Ex. Ursus arctos, Ursus maritimus, Ailuropoda melanoleuca
6. Be able to list the levels of Linnaeus's classification system, in order.
7. How are organisms classified? (How do scientists figure out animals to put in each group)
8. What is phylogeny?
9. Be able to interpret a cladogram.
10. Be able to use a dichotomous key to identify the species name of an organism.
11. Name the three domains and what organisms belong to each.
12. Name the six kingdoms and what organisms go into each.
13. Describe the four kingdoms belonging to the Domain Eukarya. What is the basis for grouping organisms into those kingdoms?
14. Distinguish between unicellular and multicellular.
15. Distinguish between heterotroph and autotroph.
16. Distinguish between eukaryote and prokaryote.