Classification of Life

A cell that contains a nucleus and other membrane bound organelles

• autotroph

• heterotroph

• prokaryote

• eukaryote

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A "two word naming system" how we get the scientific name (Genus and Species)

• phylogeny

• taxonomy

• binomial nomenclature

• Carl Linnaeus

An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis.

• autotroph

• heterotroph

• prokaryote

• eukaryote

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Molds, yeast, and mushroom belong to kingdom:

• Eubacteria

• Archaebacteria

• Protista

• Fungi

Members of this kingdom are multicellular and autotrophic

• Plantae

• Animalia

• Protista

• Fungi

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Examples of species in this kingdom are amoebas and paramecia.

• Fungi

• Protista

• Plantae

• Animalia

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A living thing that can live on its own is called

• cell

• animal

• organism

• plant

What is the most broad way life could be grouped according to the classification system?

• Kingdom

• Domain

• Class

• Family

What two parts of the classification system are used for the naming of organisms?

• Domain and Kingdom

• Genus and Species

• Class and Family

• Kingdom and Phylum