College-Prep Biology Review Sheet: Classification and Taxonomy

Classification: pp. 446-450; 457-461

You Should Know:

  • Who devised the modern system of classification (Linnaeus)
  • The definition of the word, taxonomy
  • The names and order of the taxa
  • The complete classification of the human (what domain, kingdom, phylum, etc we’re in)
  • Our scientific name and the proper way to write it
  • How to use a dichotomous key (as in the animal classification lab)
  • What is meant by binomial nomenclature
  • The names of the three domains
  • The names of the six kingdoms, characteristics of organisms in the six kingdoms, and examples of organisms in each of the six kingdoms (there is a PowerPoint presentation on this online)

For Phylum Mollusca You Should Know: Phylum Mollusca – pp. 701-708

  • The four basic characteristics that mollusks possess
  • The name of the four classes of mollusks and examples of organisms in each
  • How the members of the different classes of mollusks are structurally different from each other (ex: how bivalves are different than gastropods)
  • How to recognize the animals and anatomical features of the animals that were part of the survey of mollusks
  • What structures are used by the various groups of mollusks to feed
  • What structures are used by the various groups of mollusks to breathe
  • How an open circulatory system differs from a closed one
  • What structures are used in excretion
  • What are meant by ganglia and chromatophores and the structure of the nervous system among the groups of mollusks
  • The main points of the movie, “Cephalopods”
  • How mollusks are useful to humans (Ecology of Mollusks – p. 708)

For Phylum Arthropoda You Should Know: Phylum Arthropoda – pp. 714-731

  • The basic characteristics that all arthropods possess
  • how long ago arthropods evolved and what is meant by the “Cambrian Explosion” that occurred at that time
  • the names of the different classes of arthropods and examples of each
  • How the members of the different classes of arthropods are structurally different from each other (ex: how arachnids are different than insects)
  • How to recognize the animals and anatomical features of the animals that were part of the survey of arthropods
  • what molting and metamorphosis are
  • What structures are used by the various groups of arthropods to feed
  • What structures are used by the various groups of arthropods to breathe
  • What structures are used by the various groups of arthropods in excretion
  • the positive roles of arthropods for humans (ex: insects are excellent pollinators, spiders as insect eaters)