3.5 Classification Vocabulary

A system of organization based on shared characteristics or qualities is called ____________.

• classification
• categorization
• grouping
• arrangement

The variety of life that can be found on Earth is known as __________.

• biodiversity
• ecology
• geology
• climate

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Someone who studies living things is called a ___________.

• biologist
• chemist
• physicist
• geologist

Someone who studies plants is known as a ___________ .

• botanist
• zoologist
• geologist
• astronomer

The branch of biology that deals with classification is called ________.

• taxonomy
• botany
• zoology
• genetics

This gives each organism a two-word scientific name: ____________.

• binomial nomenclature
• taxonomy
• classification
• dichotomous

A group of organisms that have similar traits and can produce fertile offspring is called a _____________ . (lowercase)

• species
• genus
• family
• order

A group of similar species is known as a _____________. (capitalized)

• genus
• species
• family
• order

A series of descriptions arranged in pairs that leads the user to the identification of an unknown organism is called a _____________.

• dichotomous key
• taxonomy
• classification
• identification guide

The classification of living things in order from broad to specific is __________, _________, _________, _________, __________, __________, & _________ .

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

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

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

• Genus, Species, Phylum Order, Kingdom, Family