Using Taxonomy

A scientific name consists of 

• Genus and Order
• Genus and Domain
• Genus and species
• Kingdon and Phylum

The most general in the order of classification is?

• Kingdom 
• Phylum 
• Class 
• Order

The most specific of the classifications is?

• class 
• order 
• genus 
• species

Which term means "True Nucleus" or cell(s) with a nucleus?

• Eukaryotes
• Prokaryotes
• Multi-cellular

What kingdom's organisms often live in super harsh environments?

• archea
• animalia
• plantae
• protista

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Mushrooms are an example of this Kingdom?

• Animalia
• Protista 
• Archea 
• Fungi

Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?

• organisms that share a domain
• organisms that share a family 
• organisms that share a genus 
• organisms that share a species 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

Which organisms are most closely related?

• Equus caballas (Horse) & Equus burchellii (Zebra)
• Cyanea artica (Jellyfish) &
  Ctenodiscus crispatus (Mud Starfish)
• Naja naja (cobra) & Glycine max (soya bean)
• Ophiocomina nigra (black brittle star) & Brassica nigra (black mustard)

The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:

• Geology
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Chemistry