Classification Review

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

• class and family name
• genus and species name
• domain and kingdom name
• kingdom and phylum name

An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?

• Class Insecta
• Order Amblygygi
• Order Araneae
• Order Scorpiones

Which domain is capable of living in extreme environments like hot springs, geysers, or very salty waters?

• Bacteria
• Archaea
• Eukarya

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To say that an organism is heterotrophic means...

• it cannot reproduce asexually
• it cannot make its own food
• it cannot breathe oxygen gas

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Organisms whose cells have NO nucleus are classified as...

• Eukaryotic
• Prokaryotic
• Dead

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Fungi are a type of...

• decomposer
• producer

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Animals must eat other organisms for food, so they are classified as--

• heterotrophs
• autotrophs
• eukaryotic
• prokaryotic

When DNA is contained in a nucleus, the cell is

• eukaryotic
• prokaryotic
• unicellular
• multicellular

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This kingdom is unicellular and prokaryotic.

• Bacteria
• Protista
• Fungi
• Animalia

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Which kingdom is autotrophic AND has a cell wall?

• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Plantae
• Protista

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