Classification Review

Based on the information in the table, which two organisms would you say have the most similar evolutionary history? Explain.

What classification groups do all organisms in the table have in common?

Based on their kingdom, what characteristics do the organisms share?

Which of the organisms in the table is (are) most similar to a dog? (Canis familiaris) ? Explain.

Which of the organisms in the table is the least similar to the other? Explain.

In which two ways are the organisms in the table similar to animals in the plant kingdom?

Which of the following kingdoms includes both unicellular and multicellular organisms?

• protists

• archaebacteria

• plants

• eubacteria

Which kingdom includes only prokaryotes?

• plants

• archaebacteria

• fungi

• protists

Which kingdom includes only multicellular heterotrophs?

• plant

• archaebacteria

• protist

• animal

The more classification levels that two organisms share,

• the more distantly related they are.

• the easier it is to tell them apart.

• the more characteristics they have in common.

• the closer together on Earth they live.