Linnaean Classification, Domains & Kingdoms - SC.6.L.15.1.

Linnaean Classification, Domains & Kingdoms - SC.6.L.15.1.

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Multiple Choice

Mushrooms, bread molds, and yeasts are classified together in the fungi kingdom. Specific characteristics are used to classify these organisms. Which of the following is a characteristic used to classify these organisms as fungi?

• They are parasites.

• They are unicellular.

• They are prokaryotes.

• They are heterotrophs.

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Multiple Choice

In Kingdom Animalia, there are is a wide variety of organisms such as humans, reptiles, fish, birds, insects, and mammals. These organisms are different from each other in many ways. Why would scientists classify all of these organisms into the same Kingdom?

• They are parasites.

• They are unicellular.

• They are prokaryotes.

• They are heterotrophs.

Multiple Choice

What is the main benefit of using scientific names instead of common names for organisms?

• Scientific names give everyone a shared terminology while common names can vary.

• Scientific names have been around for much longer than common names have.

• Scientific names include a code for classification while common names do not.

• Scientific names are more descriptive than common names for an organism.

Multiple Choice

Jose’s teacher gave him the chart below. The chart describes characteristics of four different types of organisms.

Based on the table, which of the following organisms is most likely a member of Kingdom Protista?

• Organism 1

• Organism 2

• Organism 3

• Organism 4

Multiple Choice

What are the different characteristics that can be used to classify life?

• multicellular or unicellular

• heterotroph or autotroph

• classification of kingdom, domain, family, genus, species, etc.

• all of the above