TAXONOMY WEB QUEST #2

Please limit your time to 25 min. on line.  If you have not finished, please note
where you are and let the next pair get on.  Then at another time, come back
and finish .

 1. Construct a data sheet with spaces for the following information:
 Name             Discovery/Idea            Country                 Contribution

 2. Type in one of the following Search Engines addresses, in the location space.

               http://www.hotbot.com
               http:/ /www.excite.com
               http://www.webcrawler.com
               http:/ /www.infoseek.com

 3. Conduct a search for each of the following individuals:
              Aristotle, John Ray , Theophrastus , Carolus Linneaus
              Robert Whitaker and Carl Woese

 4. Try to find the answers to the following questions.  Answer them on your data
    sheet.
    a. Why is each famous ?
    b. What Country is each from ?
    c. How do scientists today rely on what each did ?

 5. How is the classification system of Aristole different from that of Lirmeaus ?
 6. When did the five Kingdom system come into e2dstence?  What is it based upon?
 7. Click on "Home' when you have completed the tasks.  Leave the computer on and
   turn your paper into your folder.