Zoology Test 1: Classification Review

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This board helps players review Zoology through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Taxonomic Ranks, Insect Orders, Phyla to Know, Classification Purpose, Scientific Names. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.

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  • Taxonomic Ranks

    This rank comes just below Kingdom in the sequence.

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    Phylum

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  • Insect Orders

    Butterflies and moths belong to this order.

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    Lepidoptera

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  • Phyla to Know

    Animals with backbones belong to this phylum.

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    Chordata

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  • Classification Purpose

    Scientists classify animals based on these shared traits.

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    Similarities

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  • Scientific Names

    Scientists around the world use these to share one name for an animal.

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    Scientific names

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Taxonomic Ranks

$100This rank comes just below Kingdom in the sequence.
Phylum
$200This rank sits between Phylum and Order.
Class
$300This rank comes directly below Class.
Order
$400This rank comes between Order and Genus.
Family
$500This rank is directly above Species.
Genus

Insect Orders

$100Butterflies and moths belong to this order.
Lepidoptera
$200Beetles belong to this order.
Coleoptera
$300Dragonflies are in this order.
Odonata
$400Grasshoppers and crickets are in this order.
Orthoptera
$500Ants and bees belong to this order.
Hymenoptera

Phyla to Know

$100Animals with backbones belong to this phylum.
Chordata
$200Insects, spiders, and crabs are in this phylum.
Arthropoda
$300Earthworms belong to this phylum.
Annelida
$400This body feature defines animals in Chordata.
Backbones
$500These soil-dwelling worms are examples of Annelida.
Earthworms

Classification Purpose

$100Scientists classify animals based on these shared traits.
Similarities
$200Classification helps scientists do this with animals, keeping them in order.
Organize
$300Using groups lets scientists do this to animals correctly.
Identify
$400Grouping animals helps scientists do more of this research activity.
Study
$500Classifying animals helps them do all these tasks in this way.
More easily

Scientific Names

$100Scientists around the world use these to share one name for an animal.
Scientific names
$200They provide one of these for the same animal across languages.
Common name
$300Different ones of these may use different common names.
Countries
$400Scientific names ensure that talk is about this single thing.
Same animal
$500This two-word system appears in the vocabulary list for naming species.
Binomial nomenclature

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