Taxonomy

Learning Goals:
Describe the principles of taxonomy
Use the kingdom system of classification, taxons, binomial nomenclature
List characteristics of the 6 kingdoms: Archaea/Archaebacteria, Bacteria/Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia
Use classification keys

April 28
Classification PPT Notes (Binomial Nomenclature)
Binomial WS

May 1
Finish Crash Course Video on Taxonomy
Finish Classification PPT Notes 
HW: Classification Reading Check, Describe the Kingdoms
More classification practice

May 2 -3
DICHOTOMOUS KEY PPT NOTES
Dichotomous Key Practice WS Salamanders
Dichotomous Key Practice WS Insects

Assignment: Make your own dichotomous key assignment

May 3
Cladistics
Practice:  Cladogram WS
Assignment: Make your own Cladogram
Review

May 4
Start Microbiology - Go to Microbiology Unit

​May 5
Taxonomy Quiz - What makes a good naming system, what is our current classification system, know some general characteristics of each Kingdom and what Domain they fit into, know how dichotomous keys are made and what cladograms represent. ​
Hand in Dichotomous Key, Cladogram, Barbellus
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digital online dichotomous key maker

Vocabulary

binomial nomenclature, biochemical relationship, class, embryological relationship, eukaryotic cell, evolutionary relationship, family, genus, homologous structure, kingdom, order, phylum, prokaryotic cell, species, sub-phylum, taxonomy/taxon