1-2 Classifying Life

All organisms have Scientific Names that include

• class and order

• order and family

• genus and species

Which set of organisms all belong to the same biological kingdom?

• oak tree, sunflower, mushroom

• daisy, pine tree, frog

• shark, dolphin, seaweed

• cactus, orchid, pine tree

The first word in an organism's scientific name is its

• genus
• species
• phylum
• Domain

Grouping things based on similarities is called...

• organization
• taxonomy
• classification
• genus

What is the function of a dichotomous key?

• solve problems
• group organisms
• studying
• carbon dioxide

What are all living things made up of?

• glass
• water
• cells
• oxygen

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

 You would find mushrooms in which kingdom?

• Plantae
• Protists
• Fungi
• Animalia

Which is the correct order of The Levels of Taxonomy?

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

What are vertebrates?

• Animals with a backbone
• Animals without a backbone

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

1. Organizing rocks according to their similarities is an example of the process of ______________   

•  Taxonomy
• Sorting
• Classification
• Grouping