Classification

The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:

• Geology

• Biology

• Taxonomy

• Chemistry

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The 8 levels of classification, broadest to most specific.

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

Prokaryotes do not have a nucleus or membrane bound organelles.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

An organism made up of more than one cell would be called:

• multicellular
• unicellular
• heterotroph
• autotroph

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which 2 organisms would be able to reproduce and produce fertile offspring?

• 2 organisms in the same class

• 2 organisms in the same family

• 2 organisms in the same genus

• 2 organisms in the same species

An example of an unicellular organism would be:

• monkey
• bacteria
• spider
• human

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

• class and family name

• genus and species name

• domain and kingdom name

• kingdom and phylum name

Term given to describe the 2 part (name) naming system is:

• dichotmous key

• binomial nomenclature

• 2 scientific names

• binomial key

Which taxonomic group will have organisms that share the most traits?

• domain

• kingdom

• species

• class

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The taxon with the largest amount of organisms grouped together...

• Species

• Phylum

• Kingdom

• Domain