Taxonomy

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Identify marine organisms and find evolutionary relationships between them

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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Why is having a scientific name for each species of an organism important?

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To standardize the naming and organization of organisms to avoid confusion

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Similarity at which taxonomic level indicates the closest relationship? Options: Class, Order, Genus, Kingdom

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Genus

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Colonial with a wingspan less than 35 cm

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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Which two species are most closely related? Options: Northern cricket frog and bullfrog, Northern leopard frog and bullfrog, Northern cricket frog and green treefrog, Northern leopard frog and green treefrog

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Northern leopard frog and bullfrog

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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Classification level where Northern Cricket frog and Northern leopard frog diverge: Order, Family, Genus, Species

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Family

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What is the scientific name of the Green Treefrog?

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Hyla cinerea

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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Stemmiulida is more closely related to Merocheta than Penicillata is to Merocheta

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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28 families, 338 genera, 4,360 species

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Classify the organism: eukaryotic, unicellular, and autotrophic. Options: Bacteria, Protista, Archaea, Animalia.

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Protista