Classification

For hundreds of years, how were all living things classified?

• living/ nonliving

• plants/ animals

• water creatures or land creatures

• large or small

How did Carolus Linnaeus classify all living things?

• by their age

• by the way they related to humans

• by their shape and structure

• by their ability to live in hot or cold environments

The scientific name for the common house cat is Felis domesticus. What is its genus name?

• Felis

• domesticus

• house cat

• feline

The division of organisms into groups or classes based on characteristics is

• taxonomy

• life science

• biology

• classification

The organisms in what kingdom usually move by themselves and have specialized sense organs that allow them to respond to their environment?

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Animalia

• Protista

Members of kingdom Animalia depend on bacteria and fungi because bacteria and fungi

• are good to eat

• recycle nutrients in dead organisms

• use sunlight to produce sugar

• are useful for animal habitats

How do fungi take in and use nutrients from their surroundings?

• They capture and kill them.

• They absorb and chew them.

• They chop and swallow them.

• They absorb and digest them.

Which of the following is not classified by biologist?

• living things

• extinct organisms

• plants

• rocks

What does a dichotomous key consist of?

• charts and illustrations

• a series of paired statements

• maps and graphs

• internet resources

The seahorse found along the Atlantic Coast of the United States has the scientific name Hippocampus hudsonius. What is the seahorse's species?

• Hippocampus

• hudsonius

• fish

• horse