UMUC Biology 102 / 103 Lab 6: Taxonomy ANSWER KEY-University of Maryland, University College

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his contains 100% correct material for UMUC Biology 103 LAB06. However, this is an Answer Key, which means, you should put it in your own words. Here is a sample for the Pre lab questions answered: L... ab 6: Taxonomy ANSWER KEY Pre-Lab Questions 1. Use the following classifications to determine which organism is least related out of the three. Explain your rationale. (1 pts) 2. How has DNA sequencing affected the science of classifying organisms? (1 pts) 3. You are on vacation and see an organism that you do not recognize. Discuss what possible steps you can take to classify it. (1 pts) Experiment 1: Dichotomous Key Practice Level American Green Tree FroEuropean FireTable 3: Dichotomous Key Results (2 pts each) Post-Lab Questions 1. What do you notice about the options of each step as they go from number one up. (1 pt) 2. How does your answer from question one relate to the Linnaean classification system? (1 pts) Experiment 2: Classification of Organisms The flow chart questions will lead you to the correct classification of the organisms into their respective kingdoms. Table 2, shown above, has an error in your lab manual--sunflowers do not have motility. Most of you saw the discrepancy and went with the answer you got from the flow chart. For the blanks in the completed table (above), that's because those answers are variable, and not necessary to identify that organism using the given flow chart. (3 pts) Post-Lab Questions 1. Did this series of questions correctly organize each organism? Why or why not? (2) 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 used here)? (2 pts) 3. What questions would you have asked of the ones that you answered about when classifying the organisms? (2 pts) [Show More]

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