Classifications

Which of the following identifies the levels of classification in correct order?

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

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

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

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

Which of the following claims correctly describes a kingdom of Domain Eukarya?

• Kingdom Protista includes single-celled organisms that lack nuclei

• Kingdom Plantae includes multicellular organisms that can move independently

• Kingdom Animalia includes multicellular organisms that make their own food

• Kingdom Fungi includes organisms that get energy by decomposing materials in their environment

Serena knows that scientists use physical similarities to classify organisms. She studies the figures of four different organisms. Which two organisms are most closely related?

• 1 and 2

• 1 and 3

• 2 and 3

• 2 and 4

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What are the two parts of a scientific name?

• genus and species

• phylum and class

• domain and genus

• domain and kingdom

The study of how scientists classify organisms is called_____.

• classification

• taxonomy

• kingdom

• order

The more classification levels an organism shares with another, the more characteristics they have in common.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The first major division for a kingdom

• Phylum

• Class

• Order

• Genus

Organisms are placed into this classification based on the number of cells in their body and their ability to make food.

• Kingdom

• Phylum

• Class

• Order

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The first word of an organism's scientific name.

• Class

• Order

• Genus

• Species

The second word of an organism's scientific name.

• Class

• Genus

• Order

• Species