Taxonomy

Organisms in this smallest taxonomic group share many characteristics.

• domain
• kingdom
• species
• class

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:

• Geology
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Chemistry

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

• class and family name
• genus and species name
• domain and kingdom name
• kingdom and phylum name

The 8 levels of classification, broadest 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

An organism made up of more than one cell would be called:

• multicellular
• unicellular
• heterotroph
• autotroph

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

An example of an unicellular organism would be:

• monkey
• bacteria
• spider
• human

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Prokaryotes do not have a nucleus or membrane bound organelles.

• True
• False

Members of this kingdom are multicellular and heterotrophic.

• Plantae
• Protista
• Animalia
• Achaebacteria

What kingdom do unicellular, prokaryotic organisms that live in extreme environments?

• Animal
• Archaebacteria
• Eubacteria
• Plant

I have a nuclear membrane, can do photosynthesis and am multicellular. What kingdom do I belong to?

• Animalia
• Archaebacteria
• Plantae
• Protista

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6