Classification of Living Things

The most specific taxonomic level that contains only one type of organism is ________.

Which of the following is not a class of vertebrates?

Which kingdom includes decomposers such as mushrooms, yeasts, and molds?

All members of the phylum ______ have a hard outer shell and jointed legs.

What is the 4th level of classification?

All members of the phylum ________have a spinal column with vertebrae.

Which class of vertebrates are cold-blooded, egg laying, scaly skin, and breathe with lungs?

An animal with a backbone is called a(n) _____________.

Which kingdom includes multicellular organisms that make their own food by absorbing the sun?

The ____ kingdom includes microscopic organisms like bacteria that are most abundant on Earth.

A warm-blooded vertebrate that has hair or fur and gives birth to live young is a _________.

The second largest taxonomic level just below kingdom is ___________.

A cold-blooded aquatic vertebrate that has gills, fins, and covered with scales is a ________.

A system of using two Latin names to describe an organism's genus and species is _____________.

In the _______ kingdom, organisms can move freely and must eat other life forms for nutrition.

In binomial nomenclature, the genus name is always ____________.

A warm-blooded vertebrate that has a body covered in feathers and lays eggs is a _________.

The polar bear and aardvark are in the same class but not same order. Why not?

In the 1700s, which Swedish scientist developed a classification system for living things?

The science of naming and classifying organisms based on similarities is __________.