Taxonomy and Phylogeny

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, most broad to most specific.

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

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

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

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

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Cells that do not have a true nucleus are called....

• eukaryote
• prokaryote
• unicellular
• multicellular

Cells that have a true nucleus are called....

• eukaryotes
• prokaryotes
• unicellular
• multicellular

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which 2 organisms have the fewest characteristics in common?

• 2 organisms in the same kingdom
• 2 organisms in the same genus
• 2 organisms in the same species
• 2 organisms in the same family

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which organisms are closely related? 

• American badger and leopard
• coyote and gray wolf
• european otter and leopard
• coyote and american badger

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is taxonomy?

• The scientific study of how living things are classified.

• The name of Aristotle's classification system.

• The study of income tax.

• The process of observing an organism's behaviour.

Which of the following characteristics do all plants share?

• They are all prokaryotes.

• They are all single-celled.

• They all produce flowers.

• They are all autotrophs.

Which two orgainsms have hair? 

• Sharks & Ray Finned Fish
• Primates & Rodents
• Birds & Crocodiles
• Rabbits & Birds

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism? 

• Amphibians
• Ray finned fish
• Crocodiles
• Birds

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2