Classification and Kingdoms

Scientists classify organisms by

• arranging the organisms in orderly groups.

• giving the organisms many common names.

• deciding whether the organisms are useful.

• using only existing categories of classification.

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When the eight levels of classification are listed from broadest to narrowest, which level is sixth in the list?

• class

• order

• genus

• family

The scientific name for the European white waterlily is Nymphaea alba. To which genus does this plant belong?

• Nymphaea

• alba

• water lily

• alba lily

Animalia, Protista, Fungi, and Plantae are the

• scientific names of different organisms.

• names of kingdoms.

• levels of classification

• scientists who organized taxonomy.

The simple, single-celled organisms that live in your intestines are classified in the kingdom

• Protista

• Bacteria

• Archaea

• Eukarya

What kind of organism thrives in hot springs and other extreme environments?

• Fungus

• Bacterium

• Archaean

• Protist

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The science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms is

• classification

• scientific name

• taxonomy

• dichotomous key

Using a ______________________, one can read pairs of statements and choose the best answers in order to discover the identity of an organism.

• taxonomy

• classification

• dichotomous key

• kingdoms

Members of kingdom ______________________ are single-celled or simple multicellular organisms.

• Bacteria

• plant

• Animalia

• Protista

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A giant sequoia belongs to kingdom ______________________.

• Planta

• Animalia

• Protist

• Bacteria