Classification Lesson 2021

Classification Lesson 2021

Ms. Andrews

Multiple Choice

Who first classified organisms as either plants or animals.?

• Linnaeus

• Aristotle

• Mendel

• Hooke

Multiple Choice

The science of identifying, classifying and naming living things is known as _________________.

• Taxonomy

• Genetics

• Punnett squares

• Heredity

Multiple Choice

Who is considered the father of taxonomy?

• Aristotle

• Mendel

• Linnaeus

• Hooke

Multiple Select

Check all the ways we classify organisms today

• physical traits

• Chemical makeup and DNA

• Where they live

• Evolutionary history or phylogeny

• population size

There are 3 Domains. This level was added to differentiate between Archaea and Bacteria.

Multiple Choice

How many domains are there?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Multiple Choice

How many kingdoms are there?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Multiple Select

Check all of the characteristics currently used to classify organisms into domains and kingdoms

• How an organism gets food

• Presence or absence of cellular structures

• How many cells an organism is made up of.

• Where an organism lives

• How an organism reproduces

Multiple Choice

Halophiles, methanogens and thermophiles are examples of ___________________

• eubacteria

• arechaebacteria

Multiple Choice

E. Coli and Streptococcus are examples of ___________________

• eubacteria

• arechaebacteria

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about archaebacteria and bacteria are true(check all that apply)

• their chemical makeup is the same

• They are both prokaryotic

• They are both eukaryotic

• They are made up of autotrophs and heterotrophs

• They are both unicellular

Multiple Choice

_______________live in extreme conditions and have been on earth for billions of years.

• Arechaebacteria

• Eubacteria

Multiple Choice

True or False: Bacteria are always harmful

• True

• False

All other kingdoms belong to the domain Eukarya

Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia

Multiple Choice

What do ALL Eukarya have in common?

• They are unicellular

• They are multicellular

• They are autotrophs

• They have a nucleus

Multiple Choice

True or False: All kingdoms in Eukarya have at least some multicellular organisms.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: All kingdoms in Eukarya have at least some unicellular organisms.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Which kingdoms contain autotrophs?

• Protista

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Animalia

Multiple Select

Which kingdoms contain heterotrophs?

• Protista

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Animalia

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the most specific level of classification?

• Domain

• Kingdom

• Genus

• Species

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the least specific level of classification?

• Domain

• Kingdom

• Genus

• Species

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the correct order of classification from least specific to most specific?

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

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

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

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

Multiple Choice

True or False: A dichotomous key can be used to identify species

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A donkey and a horse can mate and produce a mule. The mule is infertile. Which of the following statements is true?

• The donkey and the horse must be the same species because they can reproduce.

• The donkey and the horse are not related.

• The donkey and the horse are related, but not the same species because their offspring are not fertile.

• The donkey and the horse will have the same scientific name.

Multiple Choice

What language is used to by scientists around the world to create scientific names?

• Greek

• English

• Latin

• Spanish

Multiple Select

What two levels of classification make up a scientific name?

• Domain

• Kingdom

• Genus

• Species

Multiple Select

Check all descriptions below that accurately describe how to write a scientific name.

• Underline or italicize the scientific name

• Capitalize both genus and species

• Capitalize genus only

• Capitalize species only