Classification

A student made this diagram. What are they trying to do?

• identify animals they like
• show the animals have nothing in common
• identify characteristics they do and do not share
• show these animals are nonliving

An organism can be identified as plant-like, animal-like, or fungi-like depending on how it gets nutrients. It is a 

• plant
• protists 
• animal
• fungi

Which of the following have been placed together because of having similar structure (shape)? 

• lizard, alligator, iguana 
• lizard, grass, butterfly
• bunny, bee, buffalo 
• horse, bunny, bear

A student viewing an organism in a microscope is trying to determine is if is a protist or bacteria, what characteristic should they look for?

• a nucleus
• a single cell
• a cell membrane
• movement

If you were explaining how to classify living organisms what information about the organism should you tell someone to use?

•  similar size
• similar color
• common habitat
• common characteristics

A student takes their little sister to a green house to teach them about classification, what would be the best reason for this?

• only plants can be classified
• all similar plants are together
• only autotrophs are in the 6 kingdoms
• it is unorganized like the kingdoms

A student observes an organism that is multi-cellular, can not move, reproduces asexually, and needs rotting material to grow it is most likely 

• eubacteria
• protists
• fungi
• plant

A lab sent a report that a new organism was single celled, had a short life cycle, and was found at the edge of an active volcano, it is most likely

• eubacteria
• archaebacteria
• protists
• fungi

A student is trying to identify the following image what information is most helpful?

• it is a single cell
• it can move
• it has a nucleus
• it has a cell membrane

Why have classification systems changed over time

• the most powerful person makes the classification rules
• organisms change over time 
• organisms are discovered that do not fit with the current rules 
• the classification system has not changed