Classification

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

• class and family name
• genus and species name
• domain and kingdom name
• kingdom and phylum name

The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.

• Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
• Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
• Domain, Kingdom, Species, Phylum, Family, Order, Class, Genus

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Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?

• Carolus Linnaeus
• Thomas Jefferson
• Charles Darwin
• Albert Einstein 

Which Domain/Kingdom is capable of living in extreme environments like hot springs, geysers, or very salty waters?

• Bacteria
• Archaea
• Eukarya

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The method bacteria use to reproduce is

• asexual
• sexual
• artificial selection
• replication

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What is a species?

• A group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring. 
• A group of organisms that genetically are very different from each other. 
• A group of organisms that can mate, but do not produce offspring.
• Indivual organisms that live in the same environment. 

Which kingdoms have some organisms that can make their own food (autotrophic)?

• Plantae and Animalia
• Fungi and Plantae
• Protista and Plantae

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Fungi are a type of...

• decomposer
• producer

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Mold, yeast, and mushrooms all belong to the Kingdom _______.

• Archaebacteria
• Fungi
• Eubacteria
• Protista

The science of classification is known as ________.

• taxidermy

• taxonomy

• organization

• dichotomy