Select characteristics of plants and animals that serve as the basis for developing a classification key 0807.5.1

Links verified 9/20/2014

1. All in the Family - a PBS activity in which students construct a cladogram
2. An Introduction to the Principles of Taxonomy
3. Animal and Plant Classification - a 20 question Quia quiz
4. Animal Classification Jeopardy - a Quia quiz
5. Carl von Linne and the Linnean System of Nomenclature [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
6. Classify This! - You are challenged to classify groups of animals, finally arriving at a distinction between complete and incomplete metamorphosis. Following the interactive classification you will take a quiz.
7. Classifying Animals - When you classify an animal you place it in the group to which it belongs
8. Classifying Animals - an overview of the seven taxons from Fact Monster
9. Dichotomous Key Activity - print page one, name the creatures, and then follow the links at the bottom of each page of the online key
10. Leaf Litter Arthropod Key from Hope College - this key is based on number of legs
11. Water Critter Key: Life in a Pond - Pick a critter from the aquatic critter key game. Look at your critter and choose one of the descriptions given. Then, follow the links that you think are correct. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
12. What is the Key to Classification - explanation of what a key is and how to make one [if you use the links page you will find many dead links]
13. Who Wants to be an Animal Classification Millionaire? - a Quia quiz

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