Taxonomy & Classification

The 8 levels of classification, from most broad to most specific are ...

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

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the science of organizing, classifying and naming living things.

• taxonomy
• taxadermy
• taxicab
• toxicology

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

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

An organism that consists of a single cell is called?

• multicellular
• unicellular
• autotroph
• heterotroph

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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 organism made up of more than one cell would be called:

• multicellular
• unicellular
• heterotroph
• autotroph

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Organisms in this smallest taxonomic group share many characteristics.

• domain
• kingdom
• species
• class

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?

• Carolus Linnaeus
• Carl's Jr.
• Charles Darwin
• Henry Groseclose

Prokaryotes do not have a nucleus or membrane bound organelles.

• True
• False

A tool used by a taxonomist to identify an unknown organism is known as a __________.

• dichotomous key
• binomial nomenclature
• scientific name
• binomial key