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Taxonomy and Classification Unit
Taxonomy and Classification Unit
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The science of classifying and naming organisms
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What type of cells does this organism (Spirogyra) have?
eukaryotic
prokaryotic
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Scientific names are from which two taxons?
family and genus
kingdom and phylum
class and order
genus and species
3
What kingdom do these organisms belong to?
Fungi
Archae
Bacteria
Protista
4
The most important characteristic to distinguish between all the kingdoms is the --
amount of DNA
cell wall material
lack of a nucleus
chloroplasts
5
The 2-word naming system developed by Carolus Linneaus is called
taxonomic nomenclature
taxonomic naming
di-nomenclature
binomial nomenclature
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Which two taxons are missing just below CLASS?
order, family
order, genus
family, genus
genus, species
7
An organism that can make its own food using sunlight energy and chlorophyll is a(n)
heterotroph
chemotroph
synthetroph
autotroph
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This bacterium is rod-shaped and lives in our intestines helping us digest food
Staphlococcus aureus
Escherichia coli
Puma concolor
Streptococcus pharyngitis
9
What is the scientific name for this organism?
Canis lupis
Puma concolor
Homo sapien
Escherichia coli
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Which kingdom is this organism classified into?
Bacteria
Protista
Plantae
Fungi
11
What kingdom is this organism classified into?
Protista
Plantae
Fungi
Archaea
12
The kingdom with unicellular prokaryotes which live in extreme environments (very hot and cold)
Protista
Bacteria
Fungi
Archaea
13
In Linneaus' system of classification, the grouping immediately below CLASS is --
class
genus
order
family
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which kingdom is made up entirely of autotrophic organisms?
Bacteria
Fungi
Plantae
Protista
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The three shapes of bacteria are --
spiral, rod-shaped, spherical
spherical, round, spiral
round, square, rectangular
spiral, rod-shaped, oval
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What kingdom? (multicellular, eukaryotic)
Fungi
Animalia
Plantae
Protista
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This kingdom is composed only of heterotrophs and includes yeasts and molds
Plantae
Protista
Fungi
Archaea
18
All the organisms in the Fungi and Animal kingdoms are --
heterotrophic
unicellular
motile
autotrophic
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Mostly unicellular, eukaryotic organisms with cell walls containing cellulose or silica are --
Fungi
Bacteria
Protista
Archaea
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The cell walls of organisms in the Bacteria kingdom are unique because they contain --
cellulose
uncommon lipids
protein
peptidoglycan
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The cell type for Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia kingdoms is --
prokaryotic
autotrophic
heterotropic
eukaryotic
