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BENCHMARK 1 - Revised May, 2003.

The Diversity of life.

CRITICAL OBJECTIVES - The Students will be able to:

  • State several reasons why it is necessary to classify living organisms.
  • Describe several representative organisms from each of the six kingdoms
  • Interpret the approximate number of related organisms in a given classification group.
  • Use a dichotomous key.
  • Describe the characteristics of Algae, Moss and Ferns.
  • Compare and contrast the gymnosperms and angiosperms.
  • Distinguish monocotyledonous plants from dicotyledonous plants.
  • Compare and contrast vascular plants and non-vascular plants.
  • Classify invertebrate animals according to their proper phylum and class.
  • Arrange the invertebrate phyla in evolutionary order from the most primitive to the most advanced.
  • Describe the function of the main anatomical structures, and the environmental connections of the phylum Porifera
  • Describe the function of the main anatomical structures, and the environmental connections of the phylum Cnidaria
  • Describe the function of the main anatomical structures, and the environmental connections of the phylum Platyhelminthese
  • Describe the function of the main anatomical structures, and the environmental connections of the phylum Nematoda
  • Describe the function of the main anatomical structures, and the environmental connections of the phylum Annelida
  • Describe the function of the main anatomical structures, and the environmental connections of the phylum Mollusca
  • Describe the function of the main anatomical structures, and the environmental connections of the phylum Arthropoda
  • Describe the function of the main anatomical structures, and the environmental connections of the phylum Echinodermata
  • Classify vertebrate animals according to their proper class.
  • Arrange the vertebrate classes in evolutionary order from the most primitive to the most advanced.
  • Describe the function of the main anatomical structures, and the environmental connections of the class Amphibia
  • Describe the function of the main anatomical structures, and the environmental connections of the classes of fishes
  • Describe the function of the main anatomical structures, and the environmental connections of the class Reptilia
  • Describe the function of the main anatomical structures, and the environmental connections of the class Aves
  • Describe the function of the main anatomical structures, and the environmental connections of the class Mammalia
  • Classify each insect collected down to its proper order.

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