Lab 6: Taxonomy

INSTRUCTIONS:

· To conduct your laboratory exercises, use the links to the instructions for each lab, found in the “Course Content” section of the classroom.

· On your own and without assistance, complete this Lab 6 Answer Form electronically and submit it via the Assignments Folder by the date listed on your Course Schedule (under Syllabus).

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Experiment 1: Dichotomous Key Practice (58 points)

Table 3: Dichotomous Key Results

(4 points for each “binomial name” cell for a total of 52 points)

Organism	Binomial Name
i
ii
iii
iv
v
vi
vii
viii
ix
x
xi
xii
xiii

1. What do you notice about the options of each step as they go from number one up? (3 points)

2. How does your answer from Question 1 relate to the Linnean classification system? (3 points)

Experiment 2: Classification of Organisms (42 points)

Table 2: Key Characteristics of Some Organisms

(each cell worth 3 points for a total of 27 points)

Organism	Kingdom	Domain	Defined Nucleus	Mobile	Cell Wall	Photosynthesis	Unicellular
E. coli					Yes		Yes
Protozoa			Yes	Yes			Yes
Mushroom			Yes		Yes
Sunflower			Yes		Yes	Yes
Bear			Yes	Yes

Refer to Table 2 above and to Figure 4 in the lab manual to answer the following questions:

1. Did this series of questions correctly organize each organism? Why or why not? (each part of question worth 3 points for a total of 6 points)

2. What additional questions would you ask to further categorize the items within the kingdoms (Hint: think about other organisms in the kingdom and what makes them different than the examples used here)? (4.5 points)

3. What questions would you have asked instead of the ones that you answered about when classifying the organisms? (4.5 points)