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Taxonomy Worksheet, Exercises of Plant Taxonomy and Evolution

Beacon CollegePlant Taxonomy and Evolution

10 short questions at five kingdoms of classification which are proposed by R.H. Whittaker.

Typology: Exercises

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Examine the table showing the classification of four organisms. Then answer the questions.
Taxon Green Frog Mountain Lion Domestic Dog Human
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Ranidae
Rana
Rana clamitans
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Felidae
Felis
Felis concolor
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Canidae
Canis
Canis familiaris
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Primates
Hominidae
Homo
Homo sapiens
1. Which taxon includes the most specific characteristics? ____________________________________
2. Which taxon includes the broadest characteristics? ________________________________________
3. Which taxon includes more species, an order or a family? ___________________________________
4. Which taxon includes only organisms that can successfully interbreed? ________________________
5. If two organisms belong to the same family, what other taxonomic groups do the organisms have in
common?
_________________________________________________________________________________
6. Which two organisms in the chart are most closely related? Explain.
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
7. To which taxa do all four organisms belong?
_________________________________________________________________________________
8. Which class does not include animals that have hair or fur? _________________________________
9. What is the order, family, and genus of a human?
_________________________________________________________________________________
10. Using the information in the chart, what can you conclude about the classification taxa of an
organism with the scientific name Rana temporaria?
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________

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Taxonomy Worksheet

Examine the table showing the classification of four organisms. Then answer the questions.

Taxon Green Frog Mountain Lion Domestic Dog Human Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species

Animalia Chordata Amphibia Anura Ranidae Rana Rana clamitans

Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Felidae Felis Felis concolor

Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Canidae Canis Canis familiaris

Animalia Chordata Mammalia Primates Hominidae Homo Homo sapiens

  1. Which taxon includes the most specific characteristics? ____________________________________
  2. Which taxon includes the broadest characteristics? ________________________________________
  3. Which taxon includes more species, an order or a family? ___________________________________
  4. Which taxon includes only organisms that can successfully interbreed? ________________________
  5. If two organisms belong to the same family, what other taxonomic groups do the organisms have in

common?

  1. Which two organisms in the chart are most closely related? Explain.
  1. To which taxa do all four organisms belong?
  1. Which class does not include animals that have hair or fur? _________________________________
  2. What is the order, family, and genus of a human?
  1. Using the information in the chart, what can you conclude about the classification taxa of an

organism with the scientific name Rana temporaria?