Classification Review

Scientists classify organisms based on their _____.

• Population

• Physical Characteristics

• Age

• Likes and Dislikes

What is a tool that is used to identify organisms and that consists of paired statements?

• Cladogram

• Dichotomous Key

• Map

• Fossil Record

Which of the lists below has all of the levels of classification in the correct order?

• Kingdom class phylum genus order species family
• Class Phylum Kingdom Species Family Order Genus
• Kingdom Family Class Order Phylum Genus Species
• Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species

Organisms that are unicellular, plant-like or animal-like or fungus-like, live in damp or wet places like ponds, rivers, or streams.

• Kingdom Fungi
• Kingdom Plantae
• Kingdom Animalia
• Kingdom Protista

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Organisms that are multicellular, photosynthetic autotrophs, reproduce sexually or asexually belong to this Kingdom:

• Animalia
• Fungi
• Monera
• Plantae

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Organisms that are eukaryotic, unicellular OR multicellular, decomposers or parasites belong to this Kingdom:

• Protista
• Fungi
• Plantae
• Archaebacteria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A group of organisms that look alike and can reproduce among themselves is known as a:

• Genus
• Phylum
• Species
• Animal Family

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which are the two highest level taxa in the Linnaean system?

• kingdom and order
• domain and phylum
• phylum and kingdom
• genus and kingdom

Fungi are different from plants primarily because they

• are nonmotile.
• contain chlorophyll.
• are heterotrophic.
• have cell walls.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is taxonomy?

• A two-word naming system for describing organisms
• A classification system based on shared characteristics
• A method of observing living organisms in their natural environment
• A process for using radioactive elements to date fossils