Classifying Organisms

Biological classification systems show how living things __________________ each other

• are related to

• are next to

• are friends with

• live by

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What is the tool used for classifying organisms called?

• Microscope

• Dichotomous Key

• Computer

• Encyclopedia of classification

What does the word dichotomous mean?

• classifying

• what comes next

• divided into 2 parts

• animal groups

All living and non living things that interact with each other

• organism

• ecosystem

• habitat

• decomposer

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The domains are

• bacteria, archaea, protista, fungi, plantae and animalia

• bacteria, archaea, eukarya

• mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians

• insects, arachnids, arthropods, crustations

All living and non living things in an area that interact with each other

• organism

• habitat

• ecosystem

• decomposers

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We are part of which domain?

• bacteria

• archaea

• eukarya

We are part of which kingdom?

• protista

• fungi

• plantae

• animalia

• archaea

Linneau's binomial nomanclature __________________

• is a two word scientific name

• gave each organism a species name

• both

• none

How many kingdoms are there?

• 3

• 6

• 1

• 8