Classification of Living Things

Why do scientists classify and organize organisms?

• To keep a list of all living things on earth

• Because it is fun

• So that they can note similarities and differences in different organisms and to avoid confusion when studying them

• So that each organism know their name

What is taxonomy?

• The study of living thing

• the branch of science concerned with the classification of living organisms

• the study of how living things interact with their environment

• the branch of science concerned with studying the animal kingdom

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Which of these is NOT apart of the 3 domains?

• Archaea

• Protista

• Bacteria

• Eukarya

True or false. Organisms that are in the domain Bacteria and Archaea are Prokaryotes.

• True

• False

What is the classification system used to classify organisms?

• The Einstein system of classification

• The Mendel system of classification

• The Linnean system of classification

• The Darwin system of classification

What are the 7 levels in order used to classify organisms?

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

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

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

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

Over time scientists have used this to classify organisms more accurately.

• The Force

• DNA

• Golgi Apparatus

• ATP

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True or false. Organisms in the domain Archaea can live in extreme enviornments.

• True

• False

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How can Scientists classify animals? Select all that apply.

• How they get energy

• How they reproduce

• Who they are friends with

• Whether or not they have a backbone

• What color they are

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What is an Omnivore?

• An animal that gets its energy by eating both plants and meat

• An animal that gets its energy by eating only meat

• An animal that gets its energy by eating only plants

• An animal that gets its energy by the sun