SCIENCE 8

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LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Classifying Organisms
Background Information for the Learners:
For organisms to be studied and information about them shared to those who need it,
scientists grouped them into meaningful classifications. The different groups are ranked from
the largest to the smallest groups. Large groups include many organisms with few
similarities. Small groups include few organisms having more similarities. Organisms which
have more similarities would then, be closely related than those which have less similarities.
These classifications or categories consist of the domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order,
family, genus, and species.
The domain is the largest or the broadest category into which organisms have been
classified. This is followed by kingdom category is subdivided into various phyla (sing.
phylum). A phylum consists of different classes, each class with several orders, an order
with different families. A Family is of consist of several genera (sing. genus) and each genus
comprise the smallest group of various species.
To remember the correct order of these categories from largest to smallest grouping,
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A species is a group of similar organisms and capable of reproducing their own kind.
This means only members of the same species can mate and produce fertile offspring. The
dog, waling-waling (an orchid), milkfish (local name, bangus), rice plant and humans like
you, are examples of a species.
This three-domain, six kingdom classification system has been in use for less than
three decades. Before, organisms were only grouped into eukaryotes and prokaryotes.
Remember in your previous year, you knew about the nucleus in cells that contain DNA in
chromosomes having a role in heredity. In eukaryotes, these materials are enclosed in a
membrane while in prokaryotes they are not. Most prokaryotes are tiny and unicellular, thus,
are referred to as microorganisms. A lot of eukaryotes are multicellular, thus, are larger in
size because of the greater number of cells their bodies contain.
Recently, prokaryotes have been divided into two domains, namely: Archaea and
Bacteria. The eukaryote group was retained and now consists the third domain (Eukarya)
that includes Protists, Fungi, Plants and Animals.
To remember the correct order of these categories from largest to smallest grouping,
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Learning Competency with Code:

Classify organisms using the hierarchical taxonomic system (S8LT-IVh-20)

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 ACTIVITY 1. WHAT EMPIRE DO I BELONG?

Directions: Decide how would you classify each organism into a domain and a kingdom
based on its information. Write your answers on the spaces below the pictures.

1. 2. 3.
Domain: _______________ Domain: _______________ Domain: _______________
Kingdom: ______________ Kingdom: ______________ Kingdom: ______________

PROKARYOTE EUKARYOTE EUKARYOTE

 Lives in extreme  Heterotroph  Heterotroph
environments  Reproduces sexually  Reproduces
 Reproduces asexually sexually and
asexually

4. 5. 6.
Domain: _______________ Domain: _______________ Domain: _______________
Kingdom: ______________ Kingdom: ______________ Kingdom: ______________

EUKARYOTE PROKARYOTE EUKARYOTE

 Autotroph  Lives in extreme  Autotroph
 With complex environments  With simple
organization  Reproduces organization
asexually
 Cannot live in
extremely harsh
environment

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 Activity 2 - Puzzle of Life's Diversity

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2. The kingdom that includes more than 1. They cannot make their own food and gets

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250,000 species that are multicellular, have
cells that are organized into tissues.
3. The process of assigning an organism to a
group.
5. The broadest category in the classification
system used by most biologists.
11. They make their own foods.
12. The taxonomic group that contains one or
more related orders.
14. The taxonomic group that contains related
families
15. They are thought to be more ancient than
bacteria and yet more closely related to
eukaryote ancestors. Their cell walls do not
contain peptidoglycan and they have some of
the same proteins that eukaryotes do.
16. They have a membrane bound nucleus and
other membrane-bound organelles.
17. The next higher taxon, consisting of similar
related genera.
18. The kingdom that includes organisms that
do not produce their own food, but most eat
other organisms to obtain it. They have nerves
and muscles that aid in controlled movement
around their environment.
19. A group of closely related species. It is the
category immediately above species.
20. The process of naming, describing, and
classifying organisms into different categories
based on evolutionary relationships.
Activity 3. UNLOCKING YOURSELF
(HUMAN CLASSIFICATION)
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its nutrients and energy requirements by
feeding on other organisms.
4. They are unicellular or multicellular
eukaryote that absorbs nutrients from organic
materials in its environment.
6. They are eukaryotic organisms that can be
unicellular, colonial, or multicellular and do
not have organs.
7. They are prokaryotes whose cell walls
contain peptidoglycan and they are
photoautotrophic
8. The classification system in use by
biological sciences today to classify all
living things. It was invented by a
subsequently named after an 18th Century
Swedish botanist
9. The category or level in the Linnaean
classification system in which organisms are
primarily distinguished based on overall
basic body plan or organization.
10. The genus and species of all living
humans
13. The largest natural population of
organisms that can potentially interbreed to
produce fertile offspring.
Directions: Complete the hierarchical taxonomic classification of human beings by matching
each level with the appropriate description below.

DOMAIN:

KINGDOM:

PHYLUM:

CLASS:

ORDER:

FAMILY:

GENUS:

SPECIES:

Scientific Name: _________________________

Homo Modern hominids or “man”.

Mammalia Animals with backbone that feed their young milk.
Chordata Animals with backbone
Sapiens ‘wise man” or human
Primates These are mammals with forward facing eyes and independently moving
fingers
Animalia Multicellular organisms that cannot produce their own food
Hominidae These are bipedal and near bi-bipedal primates
Eukarya Organisms having cells each with a distinct nucleus within which the genetic
material is contained

Activity 4. CHOOSE AMONG US!

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Directions: Choose the answer from the given questions. Encircle the letter of the correct
answer.

1. Which taxon contains one or more kingdoms?

A. Domain B. Family C. Genus D. Phylum

2. Which kingdoms have some organisms that can make their own food?
A. Animalia and Plantae C. Plantae and Protista
B. Fungi and Plantae D. Protista and Fungi

3. In which kingdom would prokaryotes found living in acid runoff likely be classified?
A. Archaea B. Bacteria C. Fungi D. Protista

4. Which of the following levels in the taxonomic hierarchical system constitutes all
animals with backbones or also known as vertebrates?
A. Animalia B. Chordata C. Eukarya D. Mammalia

5. What was the basis of Linnaeus in his classification?

A. Binomial Nomenclature C. Evolutionary relationship
B. Derived Characters D. Morphology and habitat

6. In which kingdom would this organism, which has chloroplast, cell walls but no
organs be classified?
A. Animalia B. Fungi C. Plantae D. Protista

Use the table below to answer questions 7 and 8.

Classification of Selected Mammals
Domain Eukarya Eukarya Eukarya Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia Animalia Animalia Animalia
Phylum Chordata Chordata Chordata Chordata
Class Mammalia Mammalia Mammalia Mammalia
Order Archiodactyla Carnivora Carnivora Carnivora
Family Bovidae Felidae Felidae Canidae
Genus Bubalus Felis Panthera Canis
Species B. bubalis F. catus P. leo C. Familiaris
Common Carabao Domestic cat Lion Domestic dog
Name

7. Which animal is the most distant relative to the others?

A. Carabao B. Domestic cat C. Domestic dog D. Lion
8. At which level does the domestic cat diverge from domestic dog?
A. Class B. Family C. Genus D. Order
9. Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?

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 A. Organisms that share a domain C. Organisms that share a genus
B. Organisms that share a family D. Organisms that share a species

10. In which kingdom does the organism below belong?

Characteristic of an Organism
 It is multicellular
 It is autotrophic
 Has cell walls
 Has cell nuclei
 Can reproduce sexually or asexually

A. Animalia B. Eubacteria C. Fungi D. Plantae

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ANSWER KEY
Activity 1. WHAT EMPIRE DO I Activity 3. UNLOCKING YOURSELF
BELONG?
EUKARYA

1. Domain: Archaea
ANIMALIA
Kingdom: Archaea
2. Domain: Eukarya
CHORDATA
Kingdom: Animalia
3. Domain: Eukarya
MAMMALIA
Kingdom: Fungi
4. Domain: Eukarya
PRIMATA
Kingdom: Fungi
5. Domain: Bacteria HOMINIDAE
Kingdom: Bacteria
6. Domain: Eukarya HOMO
Kingdom: Protista SA
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Activity 2- PUZZLE OF LIFE’S S

DIVERSITY

ACROSS DOWN Activity 4. CHOOSE AMONG US!

2. Plantae 1. Heterotrophic 1. A
3. Classification 4. Fungi 2. C
5. Domain 6. Protista 3. A
11. Autotrophic 7. Bacteria 4. B
12. Class 8. Linnaeus 5. D
14. Order 9. Phylum 6. C
15. Archaea 10. Homo sapiens 7. A
16. Eukarya 13. Species 8. B
17. Family 9. A
18. Animalia 10. D
19. Genus
20. Taxonomy

References:
A. Books

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Biggs, Alton, et al. BIOLOGY TEACHER EDITION. Mc Graw Hill Education, 2013.
Campo, Pia, et.al. SCIENCE 8 Learners Module, Unit 4, Module 1. First Edition Department
of Education, Pasig City, 2013
Rabago, Lilia M., et al. Functional Biology Modular Approach. Edited by Josefina C.
Carvajal, VIBAL Publishing House, Inc, 2003.

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Prepared by:

JOAN C. ZINAMPAN
Tuguegarao City Science High School

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