Science- Classification of Living Things

An organism's scientific name comes from which two levels of classification?

• phylum

• order

• genus

• species

Which kingdom does a fly, a stink bug, and a bear belong in?

• fungi

• plantae

• animalia

• protista

• archaea

Which kingdom feeds on dad or decaying materials?

• plantae

• fungi

• bacteria

• animalia

What kingdom is made up of organisms that have many cells and use sunlight to make food?

• animalia

• plantae

• archaea

• protista

• fungi

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The organisms in this kingdom are microscopic and are unicellular. Some types cause diseases like strep throat.

• animalia

• plantae

• fungi

• bacteria

• protista

Which of the following correctly lists the 8 levels of classification from largest to smallest?

• Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

• Phylum, kingdom, class, order, domain, family, genus, species

• Kingdom, phylum, family, domain, order, class, genus, species

• Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain

A system for naming species using a two word naming system called:

• dichotomous keying

• binomial nomenclature

• hierarchy of classification

• grouping

Alice keeps seeing a small animal in her backyard. To help her identify the animal, she wrote down the characteristics she observed:

The animal has a backbone, four legs, a long tail, and is covered in scales.

• Mammal

• Bird

• Amphibian

• Reptile

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Tommy's class was studying vertebrates. What are vertebrates?

• Animals with spiny skin.

• Animals with body parts in segments.

• Animals with backbones.

• Animals without backbones.

A set of paired YES/NO statements that can be used to identify organisms is a

• classification code

• an order of classes

• a subdivision

• a dichotomous key