2-25 Q: Taxonomy CHECK

Taxonomy is the science of?

• Classification of organisms

• Study of stars

• Chemical reactions

• Human anatomy

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Who was credited with creating the first classification system?

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Pythagoras

How is the Eukarya domain different than the other two domains?

• Eukarya have membrane-bound organelles, unlike the other two domains.

• Eukarya are unicellular, unlike the other two domains.

• Eukarya lack a nucleus, unlike the other two domains.

• Eukarya reproduce asexually, unlike the other two domains.

Match the following domains with their respective kingdoms:

• Eukarya

• Archaebacteria

• Bacteria

• Eubacteria

• Archaea

• Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista

Place the following characteristics in their corresponding location on the image below.

d

e

f

g

c

b

a

Autotroph

Flowering Plants

Unicellular

Eukaryotic

Prokaryotic

Methanogens

Multicellular

Select the kingdom that is multicellular, eukaryotic, heterotroph that does NOT contain a cell wall.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Match the following diagrams with its correct kingdom?

• Fungi

• 
• Animalia

• 
• Plantae

• 
• Protist

• 
• Bacteria

• 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

• What is a species?

• A species is a type of habitat for organisms.
• A species is a method of plant reproduction that allows them to pollinate any plant.

• A species is a classification of rocks in which rocks are capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.

• A species is a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

• Order the levels from LEAST specific to MOST specific.

• Order

• Kingdom

• Species

• Class

• Family

Which of the following statements about the classification of organisms are correct? Select two.

• Classification is a system that only applies to plants and animals.

• • Classification is important for sorting both living and extinct organisms.

• Organisms that are in the same family are more closely related than organisms of the same species.

• Common characteristics and genetic information can be used to classify an unknown organism.

• Orders have a two-part name using the Linnaean classification.