Classification and Taxonomy

How many domains are there?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4, but there are a lot more to be discovered

An organism’s scientific name consists of its...

• Domain and kingdom
• Phylum and class
• Family and order
• Genus and species

Who developed the system of naming organisms we still use today?

• Mendel
• Hooke
• Watson and Crick
• Linnaeus

What is the name for the classification system that uses two names?

• taxonomy levels
• classification studies
• binomial theorem
• binomial nomenclature

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

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

A group of organisms that look alike and can reproduce among themselves is known as a:

• Genus
• Phylum
• Species
• Family

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The domain Archaea: 

• are multicellular
• Undergo photosynthesis
• have membrain bound organelles
• are able to tolerate extreme conditions

Which kingdom consists of heterotrophic organisms that grow on or in what they eat?

• archaea
• bacteria
• protists
• fungi

What do protists, plants, fungi, and animals ALWAYS have in common? They are all...

• Multicellular
• Eukaryotic
• Prokaryotic
• Consumers

Which domain contains organisms that are unicellular, prokaryotic, and can cause illness yet also make food such as yogurt.

• Eukarya
• Archaea
• Bacteria
• Protista