Living Things Chapter Rest Review

What is the benefit of classifying a living thing?

• It becomes invisible

• A biologist knows a lot about it

• It changes its color

• It becomes a different species

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What is the main purpose of taxonomy?

• To make organisms look different

• To classify living things

• To create new species

• To destroy habitats

What does classification help biologists understand?

• How to make new species

• How living things are alike

• How to confuse other scientists

• How to make organisms invisible

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The scientific name for pumas is Felis concolor. Circle the letter of the genus to which pumas belong.

• Felis

• concolor

• puma

Which classification level contains the largest number of organisms?

• a. species

• b. genus

• c. domain

• d. family

Which of the following is NOT a level in the classification system?

• a. species

• b. domain

• c. color

• d. genus

What is a key characteristic of all members of the domain Eukarya?

• They do not have a nucleus.

• They are single-celled.

• They have cells that contain a nucleus.

• They are all autotrophs.

Into how many kingdoms are members of the domain Eukarya classified?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

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What is the main difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

• Prokaryotes have a nucleus.

• Eukaryotes lack a nucleus.

• Eukaryotes have a nucleus.

• Prokaryotes are multi-celled.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of archaea?

• They have a nucleus.

• They are similar to bacteria.

• They are multi-celled.

• They are classified as plants.