What are the two kinds of names that all species have?

Common name and scientific name

What are the levels of taxonomy/classification used in biology, presented in order from most inclusive to most specific?

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

This phylogenetic tree plots the biological relationships between distinct vertebrate groups. What are vertebrates?

Animals with backbones, spinal cords, and internal skeletons

Organisms that have common characteristics and are capable of interbreeding

What are the six kingdoms of living things?

Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Plants, Animals, Fungi, and Protists

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1
How many phylums/divisions of the animal kingdom exist today?
35
9
100
42
2
What are the three domains of life?
Bacteria - the simplest unicellular organisms
Archaea - complex unicellular organisms
Eukarya - cells with organelles and all multicellular organisms
All of the above
3
What are the two kinds of names that all species have?
Happy name and sad name
Latin name and Greek name
Common name and scientific name
First name and last name
4
What are the levels of taxonomy/classification used in biology, presented in order from most inclusive to most specific?
Plants, Animals, Fungi, Protists, Bacteria, Archaea
First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh
Birds, Dinosaurs, Mammals, Amphibians, Insects, and Eukaryotes
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
5
What are animals, and what traits do all of them have in common?
All of the above
They can respond to environmental factors and acquire and ingest food
Multicellular bodies and specialized sense organs
Voluntary movement in at least one major part of their life cycles
6
This phylogenetic tree plots the biological relationships between distinct vertebrate groups. What are vertebrates?
Animals with backbones, spinal cords, and internal skeletons
Animals with scales and exoskeletons
Animals with similar traits and different behaviors
Animals that lack skin but have backbones
7
What is the name of the science of classifying living things?
Paleontology
Biology
Taxonomy
Genetics
8
Who invented the modern method of classifying living things?
Stephen Hawking
Marie Curie
Charles Darwin
Carl Linnaeus
9
What do taxonomists primarily use to determine how to classify new species?
The structure of their bodies
All of the above
Their genetic code
The ways their genes and body structure compare to those of other species
10
What is a species?
A group of living things that share a common ancestor
A group of creatures that live in the same place and time period
A population of organisms that went extinct at the same time
Organisms that have common characteristics and are capable of interbreeding
11
What is the difference between common names and scientific names?
Common names are the popular names typically given by non-scientists
Scientific names are typically made from Latin and Greek roots
Common names are usually less formal than scientific names
All of the above
12
What are the two parts of scientific names? Ex: Canis domesticus (the domestic dog)
Genus and species
Family and order
Domain and kingdom
First name and second name
13
What are the six kingdoms of living things?
Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Plants, Animals, Fungi, and Protists
Plants, Animals, Vegetables, Minerals, and Humans
Unicellular organisms, Multicellular organisms, and Hybrids
Gymnosperms, Angiosperms, Invertebrates, Animals, Amphibians, and Bacteria
14
What are the 9 major animal phylums?
Roundworms, Mollusks (ex: Snails), and Annelids (ex: Earthworms)
All of the above
Arthropods (ex: Insects), Echinoderms (ex: Starfish), and Vertebrates
Sponges, Cnidarians (ex: Jellyfish), and Flatworms

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