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Diversity of Life

What are the differences between organisms?

Taxonomic Stations 9

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Maryland Science Content Standard

• Students will be able to provide examples and explain that organisms sorted into groups share similarities in external structures as well as similarities in internal anatomical structures and processes which can be used to infer the degree of relatedness among organisms

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Objectives

• Students will be able to classify organisms based on their characteristics.

• Title:Taxonomy• Date: 05/14/23

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Warm-Up:

Number your warm up paper 1-4. For each of the following slides, identify the organism that does not belong in the groups with the other organisms.

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Today Students Will…

• Explore different taxonomic groups by completing an activity at each taxonomy station

• Explain one thing they learned about organisms by answering the conclusion question

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Directions• You will be exploring different kinds of

organisms. These organisms are classified in groups according to their shared characteristics. For each taxonomic group, you must describe the body plan, how organisms get their food, how they breathe, grow, reproduce, survive in their environment, and any other important information that may be included.

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Taxonomic GroupsA. = Bacteria to Plants Text B. = Animals

Text• Bacteria A. 48-57 • Protists- Lab• Vascular Plants A. 126-157 • Nonvascular Plants A. 123-124• Sponges B.15-23 • Worms B. 26-32 • Arthropods B. 47-53 • Fishes B. 86-92 • Birds B. 118-125 • Mammals B 132-140

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Conclusion

• What did you learn about organisms that you didn’t know before?