Biological Classification

Which of the following is a characteristic of the kingdom Animalia?

• They are autotrophic.

• They have cell walls.

• They are heterotrophic and lack cell walls.

• They are unicellular.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the kingdom Protista?

• They are all multicellular.

• They are all prokaryotic.

• They are a diverse group that can be unicellular or multicellular.

• They are all photosynthetic.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the kingdom Plantae?

• They are heterotrophic.

• They have cell walls made of cellulose.

• They are all unicellular.

• They lack chlorophyll.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the kingdom Fungi?

• They are autotrophic.

• They have cell walls made of chitin.

• They are all photosynthetic.

• They are all unicellular.

Explain the importance of using Latin or Greek in naming organisms.

• They are modern languages spoken worldwide.

• They are dead languages, so meanings do not change over time.

• They are easier to pronounce than other languages.

• They are the official languages of the United Nations.

scientific study of how living things are classified

• taxonomy

• classification

• biodiversity

• species

The first and largest category in the scientific classification of organisms is ______________.

• species

• kingdom

• class

• order

system for naming organisms in which each organism is given a unique, two-part scientific name consisting of genus and species

• binomial nomenclature

• genus

• species

• taxonomy

process of grouping things based on their similarities

• classification

• binomial nomenclature

• taxnomy

• biodiversity

organism whose cells contain nuclei

• eukaryotes

• prokaryotes

• autotroph

• heterotroph