6th grade- Chapter 1:2- Classifying Organisms

What did Linnaeus use to classify living things?

• similar structures

• domains

• DNA

• RNA

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

• grizzly bear

• Carnivora

• Ursus arctos

• Ursus Arctos

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

• presence of "red blood"

• common ancetry

• cell type

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

• domain

• species

• genus

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A series of questions with two possible answer that is used to identify organisms is called a(n) _________________________.

• dichotomous key

• cladogram

• systematics

• binomial nomenclature

A way of classifying organisms that uses all the evidence known about organisms is called _______________.

• dichotomous key

• cladogram

• systematics

• binomial nomenclature

A branched diagram that shows how organisms are related is called a(n)________________.

• dichotomous key

• cladogram

• systematics

• binomial nomenclature

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NGSS.MS-LS4-3

A two naming system that gives each organism a two-word scientific names is called _________________________.

• dichotomous key

• cladogram

• systematics

• binomial nomenclature

A group of similar species is classified into the same genus.

• True

• False

______________________- make up an organism's scientific name.

• Class and family

• Genus and species

• Phylum and order

• Domain and Kingdom