2024 Taxonomy PDOL Review

Two organisms that are in the same ________ would be most closely related

• Order

• Family

• Genus

• Species

Organisms in the plant kingdom are unique because they are ______

• Motile

• Autotrophic

• Heterotrophic

• Unicellular

Organisms in the Fungi and Animal kingdom are unique because they are

• Non-motile

• Autotrophic

• Heterotrophic

• Unicellular

Bacteria are unique because they _____

• Have a nucleus

• lack a nucleus

Which of the following Taxonomic Levels indicates a closer relationship?

• Kingdom

• Genus

• Order

• Class

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Plants and Fungi are similar in that they both are ______

• Heterotrophic

• Mobile

• Prokaryote

• Multicellular

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Why is Taxonomy important to the scientific community?

• So we have more names for species

• So names can be less descriptive

• So scientists can communicate less

• So all scientists will use one name for a species

Which organism does NOT have a jaw?

• hagfish

• perch

• salamander

• lizard

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The scientific name of an organism is made up of the _____ & ______

• Family & Species

• Class & Order

• Genus & Class

• Genus & Species

When reading a dichotomous key, which question do you always start with?

• Question #1

• Question #2

• Question #3

• Any question