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This document is a webquest focused on the classification of animals through taxonomy, detailing the hierarchical structure from kingdom to species. It includes tasks for students to research classification systems, complete tables on the five kingdoms, and classify specific organisms like the rhesus monkey. The conclusion questions encourage critical thinking about the classification system and the similarities and differences among various animal groups.

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Animal Classification Webquest NEW

This document is a webquest focused on the classification of animals through taxonomy, detailing the hierarchical structure from kingdom to species. It includes tasks for students to research classification systems, complete tables on the five kingdoms, and classify specific organisms like the rhesus monkey. The conclusion questions encourage critical thinking about the classification system and the similarities and differences among various animal groups.

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Classification Webquest (Animals) Name: _________________________

Introduction
What makes a worm a worm? Why isn’t ringworm a worm? Is a sponge an animal? All of these questions are
answered through taxonomy, the science of naming and classifying organisms. Taxonomy arranges
organisms into groups based on similarities. The most inclusive level in the taxonomic hierarchy is a
kingdom with can be subdivided into phyla. The phyla can in turn be separated into smaller groups called
classes. A class can be subdivided into families and a family into genuses. A genus can be split into smaller
groups called species.

Purpose
In this webquest, you will explore the classification system currently used to sort and categorize living
organisms. You will focus on the kingdom Animalia and its diverse set of members as you explore the
various levels at which organisms can be classified.

Procedure

I. Use google to answer questions 1 -4.

1. Why are classification systems useful?

2. What is Systema Naturae? Who wrote it and when?

3. What is binomial nomenclature and what two taxon categories are used?

4. What is your binomen or scientific name?

II. Research the following site to determine characteristics of the five kingdoms and complete
the table on the next page. Be very specific! http://www.microscopy-
uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artmay98/classif.html
Kingdom Characteristi
cs

5. The five kingdom model of classification is not universally accepted. Discuss 2 other ways that
scientists believe kingdoms should be divided.

III. Use the search engine Google to classify a rhesus monkey. You need to classify the rhesus
monkey starting with the Kingdom and ending with the species.

Kingdo
m
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
6. What is the scientific name of the rhesus monkey?
IV. Use the search engine Google to complete the following chart and classify these animals.

Commo Picture of Phylum Name Phylum Habitat Two Other


n Organism Traits Information Phyla
Name Members

Sponge

Jellyfish

Tapeworm

Roundworm

Leech

Slug

Beetle

Starfish

Mouse
Conclusion Questions
1. To which kingdom would an organism belong if it is
a. Prokaryotic, unicellular, and has a cell wall?

b. Photosynthetic, aquatic, unicellular?

c. Photosynthetic, multicellular, and terrestrial?

d. Heterotrophic, multicellular, and ingestive?

2. Based on the binomial classification system, the mosquito, Anopheles punctulatus, is most
closely related in structure to
a. Culex pipiens
b. Anopheles quadrimaculatus
c. Ades aeqypti
d. Aedes sollicitans

3. Jellyfish, earthworms, grasshoppers, and humans are all classified in the same
a. Kingdom
b. Phylum
c. Class
d. Species

4. Which of the classification groups would contain the most similar members? Explain your
answer.

5. How are all of the organisms observed in part IV of this activity similar?

6. What similarities are found among segmented worms, like the leech, and flatworms, such as the
tapeworm? What differences are found among these two groups?

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