9th Grade Biology Taxonomy Unit

The science of classifying living things is called:

• Genetics
• Kingdom
• Taxonomy
• Binomial Nomenclature

What is the correct order of the levels of classification from LEAST inclusive to MOST inclusive?

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

I am multicellular, I do NOT make my own food, and my cell walls are made of chitin, which kingdom do I belong to?

• Protista
• Fungi
• Archaebacteria
• Plantae

What do these two scientific names tell us about these organisms?
Rana catesbeiana and Rana clamitans

• The two names are referring to the same organism.
• The two organisms share the same genus and species.
• The two organisms share the same species.
• The two organisms share the same genus.

The kingdom I belong to does NOT contain any heterotrophs, which kingdom MUST I be?

• Fungi
• Animalia
• Protista
• Plantae

Which Kingdoms include prokaryotic organisms?

• Fungi, Animalia, Plantae and Protista
• Fungi, Animalia, Plantae
• Archaebacteria, and Eubacteria
• Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, and Protista

Which two organisms are most closely related?

• Organism 1 and Organism 3
• Organism 2 and Organism 3
• Organsim 2 and Organism 4
• Organism 1, Organism 2 and Organism 3

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

I am multicellular, and I make my own food, which kingdom can I NOT be a part of?

• Fungi
• Plantae
• Protista

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Organisms that share the same class can be organized into several related:

• Orders
• Kingdoms
• Phyla
• Domains

My cell does not contain any membrane-bound organelles, and you can find me in a highly acidic environment, which kingdom do I belong to?

• Archaebacteria
• Protista
• Eubacteria
• Fungi

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1