Taxonomy and Classification of Kingdoms

Tool scientists use to classify organisms

• classification chart

• secret decoder

• organism key

• dichotomous key

(Taxonomy) Classifying organisms based on their characteristics is called...

• taxonomy

• sorting

• organizing

• grouping

Which kingdom contains organisms that are mostly multicellular, have cell walls, and can be decomposers or heterotrophs?

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Animalia

• Protista

What is hierarchy of classification from broad to most specific?

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

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

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

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

The classification system we use today was created by....

• Watson & Crick

• Darwin

• Mendel

• Linnaeus

Which level of classification is the most broad?

• Species

• Class

• Domain

• Kingdom

Which level is the most specific?

• Domain

• Family

• Species

• Genus

How many scientific names does an organism have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• many

How many common names does an organism have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• many

Which is the correct way to write an organisms scientific name?

• Ailuropoda Melanoleuca

• ailuropoda melanoleuca

• Ailuropoda melanoleuca

• ailuropoda Melanoleuca