Classification

Who organized living things by creating binomial nomenclature?

• Carolus Linnaeus
• Robert Hooke
• Anton van Leeuwenhoek
• James Watson

How do scientists organize living things?

• by looks
• by shared characteristics
• by size
• by differences

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What is the science of organizing, classifying and naming living things.

• taxonomy
• taxadermy
• taxicab
• toxicology

If two species share the same class, they also share the same______.

• phylum
• order
• genus
• species

In a properly written scientific name, which part is lowercase?

• species
• genus

In a properly written scientific name, which part is capitalized?

• species
• genus

Who is the closest relative to the birds?

• crocodiles
• sharks
• fish
• amphibians

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Who is the closest relative to the sharks?

• crocodiles
• sharks
• ray-finned fish
• amphibians

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An organism that gets its food by consuming other organisms is known as a:

• heterotroph
• autotroph
• prokaryote
• eukaryote

An organism that has cells that lack a nucleus are called:

• Eukaryote
• Heterotroph
• Prokaryote
• Autotroph

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