Classification and Phylogeny

The 8 levels of classification, from most broad to most specific.

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

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

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

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

Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?

• Carl Linnaeus

• Carl's Jr.

• Charles Darwin

• Henry Groseclose

Cells that do not have a true nucleus are called....

• eukaryote

• prokaryote

• unicellular

• multicellular

Cells that have a true nucleus are called....

• eukaryotes

• prokaryotes

• unicellular

• multicellular

Which organisms are closely related?

• American badger and leopard

• coyote and gray wolf

• european otter and leopard

• coyote and american badger

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Organisms in this smallest taxonomic group share many characteristics.

• domain

• kingdom

• species

• class

Which organisms are most closely related?

• Equus caballas (Horse) & Equus burchellii (Zebra)

• Cyanea artica (Jellyfish) &
  Ctenodiscus crispatus (Mud Starfish)

• Naja naja (cobra) & Glycine max (soya bean)

• Ophiocomina nigra (black brittle star) & Brassica nigra (black mustard)

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:

• Geology

• Biology

• Taxonomy

• Chemistry

Members of this kingdom are always multicellular and heterotrophic.

• Plantae

• Protista

• Animalia

• Achaebacteria

What kingdom do unicellular, prokaryotic organisms that live in extreme environments?

• Animal

• Archaebacteria

• Eubacteria

• Plant