Diversity of Life

Diversity of Life

Biodiversity

• It is the biological variety and variability of life on Earth.

• it is typically a measure of variation at the genetic, species, and ecosystem level

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The wide variety of living organisms that inhabit the planet

• Biodiversity

• Extinct

• Classification

• Species

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It is a number of different species in an area

• species diversity

• genetic diversity

• ecosystem diversity

• none of the above

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The wide variety of living organisms that inhabit the planet

• Biodiversity

• Extinct

• Classification

• Species

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Classifying organisms based off their body structure, size, shape color, method of obtaining food. (Use of scientific names)

• Aristotle

• Linnaeus

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Classifying organisms based off their habitat was developed by

• Aristotle

• Linnaeus

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

• Geology

• Biology

• Taxonomy

• Chemistry

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

• Geology

• Biology

• Taxonomy

• Chemistry

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two-name system of classification

• phylum

• classification

• taxonomy

• binomial nomenclature

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Binomial nomenclature is made up of a species

• Family & Order

• Phylum & Class

• Kingdom & Species

• Genus & Species

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Which of the following is the correct hierarchy of living things?

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

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

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

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

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Define Classification

• A variety of different things

• A branch of science that identifies organisms

• Groupings based on shared traits

• A tool scientists use to identify living and nonliving things

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Define Taxonomy

• Stuffing dead animals

• The branch of science that identifies and classifies animals

• Groupings based on shared traits

• A variety of different things

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The wide variety of living organisms that inhabit the planet

• Biodiversity 
• Extinct
• Classification 
• Species 

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True or False:

Animals are sorted into different categories based on common characteristics.

• True

• False

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How many levels are there in the classification system?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

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True or False:

All animals can be separated

into two categories.

• True

• False

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What is the broadest level of classification system for plants and animals?

• Phylum

• Kingdom

• Family

• Species