contains bacteria that live & survive in extreme conditions

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

allows all scientists to classify and name living organisms.

The evolutionary development of a species

A branching diagram of shared features within organisms

Binomial nomenclature

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

The ability to produce it’s own food through photosynthesis

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

habitat and social interaction.

Level of classification that is below phylum & above family

Organisms are classified by which of the following?

Traits and genetic relationships

An animal that lacks a backbone or nerve cord

Taxonomy is the branch of science that deals with –

classification of living organisms.

The level of classification; below kingdom and above class

An ordered system to classify organisms

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

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