Classifying Organisms Study Jam C5L2

Grouping things based on similarities is called...

• Organization

• Taxonomy

• Genus

• Classification

How many groups did Aristotle use to classify organisms?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

The classification system most commonly used today separates organisms into _________ kingdoms.

• three

• four

• five

• six

A series of questions with two possible answers that is used to identify organisms

• genus

• binomial nomenclature

• cladogram

• dichotomous key

A way of classifying organisms that uses all the evidence known about organisms

• binomial nomenclature

• cladogram

• dichotomous key

• systematics

A branched diagram that shows how organisms are related

• binomial nomenclature

• cladogram

• dichotomous key

• systematics

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NGSS.MS-LS4-3

A naming system that gives each organism a two-word scientific name

• binomial nomenclature

• cladogram

• dichotomous key

• systematics

Which term means "a group of organisms that have similar traits and are able to produce fertile offspring"?

• genus

• species

• domain

• cordata

Which of the following Kingdoms contain multicellular organisms?

• Fungi

• Protista

• Archaea

• Bacteria

Which of the following is NOT one of the current Kingdoms used for classification of organisms?

• Protista

• Fungi

• Eukarya

• Plantae