Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Classifying Organisms

What did Linnaeus use to classify living things?

• DNA

• domains

• similar structures

Which terms means a group of organisms that have similar traits and are able to produce fertile offspring?

• genus

• species

• domain

Which term is NOT a kind of evidence used in systematics?

• cell type

• common ancestry

• presence of "red blood"

Which term shows the correct way to write a scientific name?

• Carnivora

• Ursus arctos

• grizzly bear

What is a series of questions with two possible answers that is used to identify organisms?

• binomial nomenclature

• cladogram

• dichotomous key

• systematics

This is a way of classifying organisms that uses all the evidence known about organisms.

• binomial nomenclature

• cladogram

• dichotomous key

• systematics

This is a branched diagram that shows how organisms are related.

• binomial nomenclature

• cladogram

• dichotomous key

• systematics

What is a naming system that gives each organism a two-word scientific name?

• binomial nomenclature

• cladogram

• dichotomous key

• systematics

Name the domains

• Archea, Bacteria

• Bacteria, Fungi, Kingdom

• Archea, Bacteria, Eukarya

• Domain, Kingdom, Other

The first name in a scientific name is its

• family
• species
• genus
• domain