Classification

Why do scientists classify living things?

• It helps scientists trap species to study
• It is easier to study organisms when grouped 
• It is a good way to keep organisms calm
• It is helpful when dissecting an organism

Who came up with binomial nomenclature?

• Aristotle
• Mendel
• Watson
• Linneaus

What is binomial nomenclature?

• A two name naming system
• A two headed turtle
• A two grouped system to classify
• A two lensed microscope

What taxa are in a scientific name?

• Genus and Kingdom
• Species and Family 
• Species and Class
• Genus and Species

Which taxa has more organisms, family or phylum?

• phylum
• family
• they are equal
• not enough information to answer

Which kingdom contains only multicellular autotrophs?

• fungi
• plant
• animal
• protist

Which organisms can you find living in extreme places such as salt lakes, hot springs and deep sea trenches

• bacteria

• Plantae

• Archea

• Protists

Which kingdom do humans belong to?

• Plantae
• Fungi
• Animalia
• Protista

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

Molds, yeast, and mushroom belong to kingdom:

• Eubacteria
• Archaebacteria
• Protista
• Fungi