Classification, Cladogram, and History Of Life

Linnaeus developed binomial nomenclature, a ___- ____ naming system. 

• 1-part
• 2-part
• 3-part

Scientific names have two parts, ___ and ____.

• domain, kingdom
• kingdom, species
• genus, species
• C3PO, R2D2

Scientific names are useful instead of common names because they ____.

• refer to a single species
• are the same throughout the world
• both options are correct

Panthera concolor belongs to which species name?

• Panthera
• concolor
• Mountain Lion
• Eukarya

Traditional classification uses ___________ to organize species.

• physical features
• derived characters
• DNA analysis
• imaginaiton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The three domains are: 

• Eukarya, Bacteria, Archaea
• Plant, Animal, Protist
• Bacteria, Plant, Animal
• philosophy, psychology, sociology

The two most closely related organisms are

• hagfish and chimp
• perch and mouse
• salamander and bird
• mouse and chimp

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

All plant cells have chloroplasts, this makes them a ___________ in evolutionary classification.

• acquired trait
• derived character
• conincidence
• physical feature

Which probably existed first?

• RNA
• DNA

How has the atmosphere changed from Earth's early atmosphere to today's atmosphere?

• more oxygen, cooler now
• more carbon, cooler now
• more oxygen, warmer now
• more water vapor now

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-6