Evolution and Classification

Which Level of Classification is missing from the YELLOW section?

• Kingdom

• Phylum

• Order

• Family

What Level of Classification is missing from the RED section?

• Kingdom

• Order

• Genus

• Species

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What Level of Classification is missing from the GREEN section?

• Kingdom

• Phylum

• Class

• Order

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What Level of Classification is missing from the PURPLE section?

• Class

• Order

• Family

• Genus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What Level of Classification is missing from the ORANGE section?

• Genus

• Family

• Kingdom

• Species

Using the cladogram below, which animals DON'T have lungs?

• Hagfish and Perch

• Salamander and Lizard

• Mouse and Chimp

• Pigeon

The scientific name of an Platypus is Ornithorhynchus anatinus, what is the species?

• Ornithorhynchus

• anatinus

The scientific name of a cactus is Pachycereus pringlei, what is it's genus?

• Pachycereus

• pringlei

What is a branched diagram resembling a tree that shows the evolutionary relationship among organisms?

• Cladogram

• Binomial Nomenclature

• Domain

• Genus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

What is the classification rank between family and species where organisms are more structurally similar than any other in the same family?

• Class

• Genus

• Order

• Phylum