Classification

What is the correct order for the levels of the Linnaeus classification system from general to specific?

• Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain

• Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

• species, family, phylum, domain, genus, order, kingdom, class

• Domain, phylum, kingdom, order, class, genus, family, species

What are the 3 Domains?

• Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya

• Bacteria, Prokarya, Eukarya

• Bacteria, Archaea, Prokarya

• Prokarya, Archaea, Eukarya

How are prokaryotes and eukaryotes different?

• Prokaryotes have a nucleus and eukaryotes do not have a nucleus.

• Prokaryotes do not have ribosomes and eukaryotes do.

• Prokaryotes \do not have a nucleus and eukaryotes have a nucleus.

• Prokaryotes have cytoplasm and eukaryotes do not.

What makes the Archaea domain so unusual?

• They are prokaryotes

• The can survive in extreme environments

• They do not have a nucleus

• They can survive normal environments.

What characteristics would make a sponge an animal?

• Heterotrophic, chitin cell wall

• Autotrophic, cellulose cell wall

• Heterotrophic, lacks a cell wall

• Unicellular, pseudopods

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which list contains all kingdoms?

• plantae, animalia, eubacteria, prokaryota, fungi, protista

• plantae, animalia, prokaryota, fungi, protista

• eubacteria, archaebacteria, plantae, animalia, fungi, protista

• bacteria, archaea, eukarya

What is the scientific naming system called?

• taxonomy

• binomial nomenclature

• genus and species

• latin

Why are scientific names in Latin?

• universal language

• everyone knows Latin

• Latin is always changing

• sounds cooler

If two organisms are in the same class, which of the following statements would also be true?

• They would be in different kingdoms.

• They would be in different phyla.

• They would be in the same phylum.

• They would be in the same genus.

Which of the following characteristics would classify as a fungus?

• heterotroph, cellulose cell wall

• heterotroph, no cell wall

• heterotroph, chitin cell wall

• autotroph, cellulose cell wall

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2