All of the following characteristics are used to classify living organisms EXCEPT –

habitat and social interaction.

Taxonomy is the branch of science that deals with –

classification of living organisms.

The level of classification; below kingdom and above class

Why is it important to have a common scientific classification system in the world? It –

allows all scientists to classify and name living organisms.

An animal that lacks a backbone or nerve cord

A branching diagram of shared features within organisms

Organisms are classified by which of the following?

Traits and genetic relationships

An ordered system to classify organisms

Binomial nomenclature

A two-word scientific name consisting of the genus & species

contains bacteria that live & survive in extreme conditions

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Class
An animal that lacks a backbone or nerve cord
An organism that can produce it’s own food
Level of classification that is below kingdom & above phylum
Level of classification that is below phylum & above family
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Autotrophic
The ability to produce it’s own food through photosynthesis
Trait of an organism to consume other organisms for energy
An animal that lacks a backbone or nerve cord
The system of naming organisms developed by Carolus Linnaeus
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An organism is multicellular, heterotrophic, motile. This organism must belong to the Kingdom-
Animalia
Plantae
Fungi
Protista
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An organism composed of many cells
Binomial nomenclature
Phylogeny
Multicellular
Heterotrophic
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Which of the following levels of classification is the largest group of organisms?
Family
Kingdom
Order
Species
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Phylogeny
A two-word scientific name consisting of genus & species.
The evolutionary development of a species
An ordered system to classify organisms
A branching diagram of shared features within organisms
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Two organisms in the same class are more similar than two organisms that are only in the same -
species.
order
Phylum
genus
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All of the following characteristics are used to classify living organisms EXCEPT –
genetic relationships.
cell structure and function
habitat and social interaction.
mode of reproduction.
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Taxonomy is the branch of science that deals with –
composition of the material universe.
function of cellular structures.
organization of all non-living things.
classification of living organisms.
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An organism that must consume other organisms for energy
Chemotroph
Autotroph
Heterotroph
Kingdom
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Phylum
The level of classification; below kingdom and above class
An organisms lineage of descendants
The level of classification; below class and above family
The highest level of taxonomy containing exteremophiles
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Why is it important to have a common scientific classification system in the world? It –
allows different countries to have different naming systems.
makes it easier to find new species.
makes sure that species will no longer change over time.
allows all scientists to classify and name living organisms.
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A tool to find the classification of an unknown organism by a series of identifying questions
Chemotroph
Taxonomy
Dichotomous key
Heterotrophic
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Invertebrate
Level of classification that is below class & above genus
An animal that lacks a backbone or nerve cord
An organism that must consume other organisms for energy
The system of naming organisms developed by Carolus Linnaeus
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Cladogram
The evolutionary development of a species
A two-word scientific name consisting of genus & species
An ordered system to classify organisms
A branching diagram of shared features within organisms
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A heterotrophic, multicellular organism; belongs to the Kingdom-
Fungi
Protistae
Plantae
Animalia
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Organisms are classified by which of the following?
Physical attributes
Diet and position in a food web
Habitat and niche it occupies
Traits and genetic relationships
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Taxonomy
branching diagram of shared characteristics within organisms
The evolutionary development of a species
A two-word scientific name consisting of genus & species
An ordered system to classify organisms
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Binomial nomenclature
An ordered system to classify organisms
The evolutionary development of a species
A branching diagram that shows shared features of organisms
A two-word scientific name consisting of the genus & species
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A classification system based upon the evolutionary history of groups of organisms
Ancestry
Cladistics
Phylogeny
Species
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What structure is common to all domains of living organisms?
Jaws
DNA
Nucleus
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The scientific system that groups living organisms by different levels of classification
Phylogeny
Ecology
Taxonomy
Cladogram
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Domain
contains bacteria that live & survive in extreme conditions
An animal that lacks a backbone or nerve cord
Trait of an organism to consume other organisms for energy
most specific Taxa that has only one type of organism

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