Unit 5 Lesson 1 Classifying Organisms LS.3c

Multiple Select

Which of the following are reasons for classifying living things?

• To identify organisms

• To show relationships

• To communicate consistently worldwide

• To increase confusion

Multiple Choice

Who is known as the Father of Taxonomy and what major contribution did he make to biological classification?

• Carolus Linnaeus; developed binomial nomenclature

• Aristotle; divided life into plants and animals

• Charles Darwin; proposed natural selection

• Gregor Mendel; discovered genetics

Multiple Choice

Which scientists are credited with creating the Three-Domain System of classification?

• Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace

• Carl Woese and George Fox

• Gregor Mendel and Thomas Hunt Morgan

• Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are roles of classification in biology?

• Organize species based on shared characteristics

• Reveal evolutionary relationships and common ancestry

• Help with conservation efforts and biodiversity studies

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What is the correct format for writing a scientific name using binomial nomenclature?

• Genus species (both capitalized)

• Genus species (Genus capitalized, species lowercase)

• Species genus (both lowercase)

• Species genus (Genus lowercase, species capitalized)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the correct order of the 8 levels of classification from broadest to most specific?

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

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

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

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

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes how modern classification differs from original classification methods?

• Modern classification uses DNA and molecular data, while original classification used visible traits.

• Modern classification only uses visible traits.

• Original classification used DNA and molecular data.

• Modern classification ignores molecular data.

Multiple Choice

Which domain consists of organisms that are single-celled and thrive in extreme environments?

• Archaea

• Bacteria

• Eukarya

• Fungi

Multiple Select

Which of the following are kingdoms found within the domain Eukarya?

• Protists

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• Plants