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Classification Overview #classification #taxonomy
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1
How many kingdoms are commonly recognized today?
7
3
6
4
2
Based on the table, which two animals are more closely related to each other than to the other animals?
Animals 3 & 4
Animals 2 & 3
Animals 1 & 3
Animals 1 & 2
3
Which of the following kingdoms is
NOT
in the Eukarya Domain?
Protists
Plants
Eubacteria
Fungi
4
Which domain has cells without a nucleus; unicellular; and can live in harsh environments?
Eukarya
Bacteria
Archaea
5
What do the mammals have in common?
all are the same species
all have a similar weight
all in the same genus
all are similar in height
6
Which domain has cells with a nucleus; and unicellular or multicellular?
Bacteria
Eukarya
Archaea
7
Scientists classify organisms based on their _____.
population
characteristics
age
likes and dislikes
8
What is binomial nomenclature?
Coming up with a common name for an organism.
A scientific system for naming an organism.
Using the domain and kingdom to identify an organism.
Using a dichotomous key to find the name of an organism.
9
What is an aid that is used to identify organisms and that consists of paired statements?
dichotomous key
classification
taxonomy
10
In order for a female Eastern box turtle to mate successfully and produce fertile offspring --
she must mate with another Eastern box turtle.
she can mate with any type of box turtle.
she can mate with any turtle living in the same location.
she must mate with a turtle of the same color.
11
A horse and donkey can mate and produce a mule. Why are they
NOT
considered the same species?
The horse and donkey are not classified as Kingdom Animalia.
The mule offspring is unable to reproduce.
The horse and donkey naturally created the mule offspring.
The horse has a larger body size than the donkey.
12
The scientific name of a cherry blossom tree is
Prunus yedoensis
.
What is its genus?
Plantae
Yedoensis
Felis
Prunus
13
What is one of the most important differences between plants and animals?
Plants do not need water but animals do.
Plants consume food but animals produce their own food.
Plants produce their own food and animals must consume food.
Plants do not move but animals can.
14
Complete the 7 levels of classification. What goes in the
ORANGE
space?
Kingdom
Family
Class
Species
15
The scientific name for an organism comes from its _____.
genus and species
order and family
phylum and class
domain and kingdom
16
What do scientists use to refer to organisms because common names can create confusion?
nicknames
first names
scientific names
Latin Kingdoms
17
TRUE or FALSE:
After learning new information, an organism may be classified differently.
False
True
18
The animals below are classified into the domain _____.
Archaea
Protista
Eukarya
Bacteria
19
Which of the following is
NOT
one of the
3
domains most commonly used by scientists?
Archaea
Eukarya
Protist
Bacteria
20
Complete the 7 levels of classification. What goes in the
PURPLE
space?
Family
Class
Species
Kingdom
21
What can you find by working through the statements in a dichotomous key?
when a species first appeared on earth
how many animals are birds
the identity (name) of an organism
how long a fungus can live
22
Using the triangle below, what is the scientific name of this organism?
Eukarya animalia
Eublepharis Macularius
Gekkonidae macularius
Eublepharis macularius
23
What is the science of describing, classifying, and naming organisms?
classification
taxonomy
dichotomous key
24
Which domain has cells without a nucleus; unicellular; and cannot live in harsh environments?
Archaea
Eukarya
Bacteria
25
What type of cells does the domain classification of Archaea contain?
Semikaryotic
Exkaryotic
Eukaryotic
Prokaryotic
26
What is the division of organisms into groups or classes, based on specific characteristics?
taxonomy
classification
dichotomous key
27
Complete the 7 levels of classification. What goes in the
RED
space?
Family
Kingdom
Species
Class
28
Complete the 7 levels of classification. What goes in the
GREEN
space?
Class
Kingdom
Family
Species
29
Why would scientists need to change the number of domains, kingdoms, or other taxa?
They learned to write clearly.
New information is learned.
They started using photography.
To sell new textbooks.
30
Which of these is a correct listing of the 6 kingdoms.
Eubacteria, Protista, Plant, Animal, Fungus
Ebuacteria, Protista, Plant, Fungus, Archaebacteria,Chordata
Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Protista, Plant, Animal, Fungus
Archaebacteria, Protista, Fungus, Plant, Animal, Chordata
