Classification

What are the 8 levels of classification of living things from most general to most specific?

• domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
• domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genius, species
• domain, kingdom, phamily, class, order, family, genus, species
• domain, king, phillip, class, order, family, genus, species

What is the science of organizing, classifying and naming living things.

• taxonomy
• taxadermy
• taxicab
• toxicology

Who is the closest relative to the birds?

• crocodiles
• sharks
• fish
• amphibians

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Use the phylogenetic tree.  Which hypothetical organism is the most recent ancestor for Organisms A and G?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The table shows some characteristics of four kingdoms.
Which characteristics would a taxonomist use to classify organisms as Archaebacteria or as Eubacteria?

• the internal organization of the cell
• the number of cells in an individual
• the chemical composition of the cell wall
• the nutritional requirements of the organism

Examine the phylogenetic tree.
Which two organisms are most closely related?

• wolves and sharks
• starfish and sharks
• protists and sharks
• gorillas and sharks

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which can be inferred by viewing a phylogenetic tree?

• ancestral lineages
• color variation in species
• food choice of an organism
• probability of extinction in a population

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

Which characteristics best describes the Plant Kingdom?

• unicellular; eukaryote; autotroph, cell wall

• multicellular, prokaryote, autotroph, cell wall

• multicellular, eukaryote, autotroph, cell wall

• unicellular, prokaryote, heterotroph, cell wall

Which characteristics best describes the Animal Kingdom?

• unicellular, eukaryote, autotroph, cell wall

• multicellular, prokaryote, heterotroph, cell wall

• multicellular, eukaryote, autotroph, no cell wall

• multicellular, eukaryote, heterotroph, no cell wall

Which characteristics best describe the Kingdom Protista?

• multicellular, eukaryote, heterotroph and autotroph

• multicellular and unicellular, heterotoph and autotroph, eukaryote

• unicellular, autotroph, prokaryote

• multicellular and unicellular, prokaryote, heterotroph