Classification LE7

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the genus name here:
Canis lupus

• Canis
• lupus

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. 

An organism that gets its food by consuming other organisms is known as a:

• heterotroph
• autotroph
• prokaryote
• eukaryote

An organism identified with binomial nomenclature includes which two taxa?

• class and order

• family and genus

• genus and species

• kingdom and phylum

Carl Linnaeus developed a binomial classification system for living things. Why is this contribution important?

• because it created new species for identification

• because it created specific scientific names for living things

• because it created the taxonomy system as it is known today

• because it created common names for species with existing scientific names

Which taxonomic category is higher than the others?

• Class

• Genus

• Family

• Phylum

Which organisms are closely related? 

• American badger and leopard
• coyote and gray wolf
• european otter and leopard
• coyote and american badger

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

the arrangement of organisms into orderly groups based on similarities

• kingdoms

• domains

• classification