Taxonomy

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Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?

• organisms that share a domain
• organisms that share a family
• organisms that share a genus
• organisms that share a species

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organisms that share a domain

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The scientific name for an organism is made from the: class and family name, genus and species name, domain and kingdom name, kingdom and phylum name

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genus and species name

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

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

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

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Carl Linnaeus

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

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prokaryote

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Cells that have a true nucleus are called...

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eukaryotes

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Mosquito belongs to what kingdom? Options: Animal Kingdom, Plant Kingdom, Fungi Kingdom, Protista Kingdom

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Animal Kingdom

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Dandelion: What kingdom does it belong to? Options: Plant Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Fungi Kingdom, Protista Kingdom

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Plant Kingdom

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

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Taxonomy

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Which organisms are most closely related? Options: 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)

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Equus caballas (Horse) & Equus burchellii (Zebra)