Pre-Lab Questions
1. Use the following classifications to determine which organism is least related out of the three. Explainyour rationale.
2. How has DNA sequencing affected the science of classifying organisms?
3. You are on vacation and see an organism that you do not recognize. Discuss what possible steps youcan take to classify it.
Experiment 1: Dichotomous Key Practice Level American Green Tree
Post-Lab Questions
1. What do you notice about the options of each step as they go from number one up.
2. How does your answer from question one relates to the Linnaean classification system?
Experiment 2: Classification of Organisms
Post-Lab Questions
1. Did this series of questions correctly organize each organism? Why or why not?
2. What additional questions would you ask to further categorize the items within the domains and kingdoms (Hint: think about other organisms in the kingdom and what makes them different than the examples usedhere)?
3. What questions would you have asked of the ones that you answered about when classifying the organisms?