Reteach Classification

Reteach Classification

Multiple Choice

In 1990, Carl Woese introduced the three domain system for classifying living things, after the advancement of DNA analysis allowed for a comparison of species genetic code. Which of the following is the best explanation for why domains were added to the previous system of classification?

• The old system of classification was wrong and needed to be corrected.

• New species are evolving too quickly to keep up with the old system of classification

• Some organisms, which were previously characterized together due to the way they looked, were determined to be genetically very different.

• Domains have always been included, they were just made official recently.

Multiple Choice

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

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

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

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

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

Multiple Choice

This Kingdom is multicellular, non-motile, eukaryotic and autotrophic.

• Animalia

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Protista

Multiple Choice

A scientist collected a sample of microorganisms from an extremely hot, thermal deep-sea vent. With a microscope, the scientist observed that the microorganisms were single-celled prokaryotes that can metabolize gas. Under which domain would you classify these microorganisms?

• bacteria

• archaea

• eukarya

• fungi

Multiple Choice

Some characteristics of a recently discovered organism are listed in the following table. Based on the given characteristics, this organism would be classified in which kindgom?

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Protista

• Animalia