Classification Review

Scientists classify organisms based on their _____.

• Population

• Characteristics

• Age

• Likes and Dislikes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What do scientists use to refer to organisms because common names can create confusion?

• Scientific Names

• Latin Kingdoms

• Nicknames

• First Name

The scientific name of a cherry blossom tree is Prunus yedoensis. What is its genus?

• Plantae

• Prunus

• Yedoensis

• Felis

What is the correct order of Classification?

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

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

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

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

The scientific name for an organism comes from its _____.

• class and phylum

• family and species

• kingdom and phylum

• genus and species

Which Level of Classification is missing from the YELLOW section?

• Kingdom

• Phylum

• Order

• Family

The scientific name of an Platypus is Ornithorhynchus anatinus, what is the species?

• Ornithorhynchus

• anatinus

Which of the following is the least closely related animal:
Gray Wolf: Canis lupus
Aardwolf: Proteles cristatus
Coyote: Canis latrans

• Coyote
• Aardwolf
• Gray Wolf
• Need more information on body characteristics

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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