Who developed the classification system?

• Carl Linnaeus

• Albert Einstein

• The President

• Scientist

Which of the following is NOT one of the four kingdoms?

• Fungi

• Protist

• Animal

• Species

List the 8 levels of classification.

What is the definition of Kingdom?

• The smallest and most specific group

• Related and create offspring

• The largest and least specific group

• Not related

What is the smallest and most specific group?

• Order

• Class

• family

• species

Why is it important to have a classification system?

What is a dichotomous key?

• groups of organisms are divided into two groups

• family tree

• categories of species

• classification system

What step do we always start with when using a dichotomous key?

• third

• second

• last

• first

A world traveler finds a new species of butterfly. Which of the following observatiosn of the butterfly's characteristics would be useful in determining its identity with a dichotomous key?

• It was discovered in the spring

• It is located in South America

• It likes to eat small insects

• Its wings are divided into 4 sections

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is Taxonomy?

• The study of organisms

• Classification System

• The countries that we live in.

• The different types of organisms