Classification of organisms

Which of the following terms means "a cell that does not have a nucleus"?

• Prokaryotic
• Eukaryotic
• Protista
• Archaea

How would bacteria and a mushroom be classified?

• same domain, same kingdom
• same domain, different kingdom
• different domain, same kingdom
• different domain, different kingdom

In which of the following domains would a lion cub belong?

• Protista
• Animalia
• Eukarya
• Archaea

All organisms can be classified into..

• 3 kingdoms and 6 domains
• 3 domains and 6 kingdoms

What is the MOST important reason that scientists classify living things?

• It allows scientists to be lazy.

• It helps scientists see how organisms are alike and different.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

All species of bats are members of the kingdom Animalia. They are classified as animals because —

• their cells have cell walls.
• they feed on other organisms.
• their cells are large.
• they can move quickly.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

What is the order of classification?

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

• species, genus, family, order, class, phyla, kindgdom, domain

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

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

The process of grouping things based on similarities

• taxonomy

• grouping

• classification

• organizing

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The scientific study of how living things are classified

• biology

• classification

• classificology

• taxonomy

Known as the father of taxonomy, gave us the hierarchical system we now use (items arranged either above, below, or at same level

• Aristotle

• Carolus Linnaeus

• Albert Einstein

• Stephen Hawking