UNIT 5 STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN LIVING THINGS
Figure 13.4: Use this diagram to
answer question 5.13.1 Section Review
- Who was Carolus Linnaeus and what contribution did he make
to the study of living things? - List the following terms in order of least-specific level to most-
specific level.: - Which of the following resembles a correctly written scientific
name?
a. felis Domesticus
b. Felis
c. Felis domesticus
d. Felis domesticus - How are systematics and taxonomy similar? How are they
different? - Use the cladogram in Figure 13.4 to answer the following
questions.
a. Which organisms have fur and nurse their young?
b. Which organisms are air-breathing and live on land?
c. Which organism is the most closely related to the mouse? - Study the diagram on page 265, then answer the questions
below.
a. Which evolved first, plants or fungi?
b. Which group of organisms evolved just after bacteria?
c. CHALLENGE! Why does Kingdom Protista have four
branches?
genus order
kingdom family
class phylum
species