TAXONOMY & CLASSIFICATION REVIEW

Who was the first man to attempt to classify living organisms

Which of the organisms are most distantly related?

The members of this kingdom can live in extreme conditions such as a hot spring.

The kingdom tht contains true bacteria

A tool used to identify living organisms that consists of a series of paired statements that describe characteristics.

The use of common names in classification is difficult because:

The kingdom that contains moss, ferns, conifers and flowering plants

Which category contains the greatest number of different types of organisms?

Kingdom that contains starfish, frogs, cats, dolphins, insects, and man

The system of naming in which an organism is assigned a two-part name is called?

The second part of scientific name describes

Which Kingdom would Giant Sea Kelp be found in?

Kingdom that contains molds, mildews and mushrooms.

Who is responsible for the first modern system of classification?

Which category contains the greatest number of different types of organisms?

If two organisms are in the same class, but are in different orders

Which of these organisms belong to the same genus?

Term given to structures in different species that are similiar in structure, indicating common ancestry of the species

Every single member of this kingdom is an autotroph

The wing of a butterfly and the wing of a bird are considered

A group of living organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring is called a

What name is given to a structure that is reduced in size and seems to be left over from a previous ancestor?

List in order the 7 levels of classification

The first subdivision of a kingdom is a

The taxonomic category that includes the greatest diversity of organisms within a given kingdom is the

Name given to the broader taxonomic level above the kingdom level.

Organisms best suited are more likely to survive, reproduce and pass on traits to their offspring. This is known as

Which category contains the least amount of different species

In the modern system of classification, organisms are classified according to:

In which language are all scientifc names written?

Kingdom that contains protozoa and algea

The scientific name of animal # 3 is

The science of identification and classification is called

Normally, brown bears & polar bears don't mate. Which is the most important barrier that keeps these bears separate?

Man's scientific name is Homo sapiens. "sapien" describes man's?

Which organisms belong to the same order?

The kingdom that contains unicellular, prokaryotic and very ancient organisms.