Classification Test Review

Which of the following is an example of an ORGANISM?

• lettuce leaf

• maple tree

• steel

• wood

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which group contains examples of materials that were NOT part of a living thing?

• water, sugar, salt, pepper

• onion, water, celery, milk

• milk, rubber, iron, copper

• steel, glass, ink, cement

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Which group contains ONLY living or once-living matter.

• hair, glass, steel, ink

• hair, wood, blood, leaf

• paper, sand, salt, wood

• steel, salt, rubber, rock

Which would be the best example of organisms that have been classified by a similarity in structure?

• dog, fox, coyote

• bear, rabbit, coyote

• cat, horse, dog

• antelope, deer, rabbit

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

In the scientific name of a dog, Canis familiaris, the name Canis is the name of the dog's ________.

• family

• genus

• kingdom

• species

Which of the following characteristics would be appropriately used in developing a classification key for fish?

• The shape of the fish's head

• The size of the fish

• What lure or bait caught the fish

• How long the fish lived

The language used for scientific names is :

• Latin

• Greek

• English

• Spanish

In which kingdom would a multicellular green food-producer be placed?

• Animalia

• Fungi

• Monera

• Plantae

Which of these organisms would seem to be most closely related?

1. Canis familiaris
2. Mephitis mephitis
3. Canis lupus
4. Panthera pardus

• 1 and 2

• 1 and 3

• 2 and 3

• 2 and 4

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following is true when an organism has the same scientific name as another organism?

• This does not happen in scientific classification

• They share one or two common traits

• They are the same species

• Someone made a mistake naming them