Milestone Review Life Science Classification

Organizing rocks according to their similarities is an example of the process _______________________

of

• taxonomy

• scientific method

• classification

is the scientific study of how organisms are classified and

named.

• taxonomy

• classification

• biology

• botany

Only the _______________ word in an organism's scientific name has the first letter capitalized

• last

• second

• middle

• first

The levels of classification of organisms in order are: domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. The broadest, least specific level

is .

• domain

• kingdom

• species

• genus

In Linnaeus’s classification system, the smallest group was the genus.

• True

• False

As you move down the levels of classification, from domain to species, the number of organisms in each group _____________

• increases

• decreases

Organisms in the same family are __________ closely related than organisms in the same order.

• Less

• More

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

a group of organisms that can mate and produce

offspring that can also mate and reproduce

• genus

• family

• order

• species

First word in an organism’s scientific name

• species

• genus

• Family

• Kingdom