Classification of Organisms and Origin of Life

The correct order for the levels of Linnaeus’s classification system, from general to specific, is

• kingdom, species, class order, family, genus, phylum.

• kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.

• phylum, kingdom, family, class, order, genus, species

• species, genus, kingdom, family, order, class, phylum.

Which of the following is correctly written in the binomial nomenclature system?

• Canis lupus

• Red wolf

• Ailurus Fulgens

• kingdom

Which of the following taxa would generally contain the most members?

• order

• species

• phylum

• class

Which phrase best describes the Linnaean classification system?

• Each genus contains one species.

• The taxa are interchangeable.

• There is only one kingdom.

• Each level includes the more specific levels below.

One limitation of the Linnaean classification system is that it

• allows scientists to discuss organisms.

• is based on physical characteristics alone.

• organizes organisms into groups.

• does not use organisms’ common names.

Cladistics is a classification system based on

• nomenclature.

• dichotomous keys.

• common ancestry.

• physical characteristics.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

In a cladogram, what represents the most recent common ancestor shared by a clade?

• a mark by the clade’s derived character

• the overlapping of one clade upon another

• the longest branch

• the node where branches meet

Woese separated the kingdom Monera into the following two kingdoms:

• Eukarya and Bacteria

• Archaea and Prokaryote.

• Prokaryote and Eukaryote.

• Bacteria and Archaea.

Single-celled prokaryotes that are classified by their ability to survive extreme conditions are

• fungi

• archaea

• protists

• eukaryotes

What characteristic of fungi makes them different from plants?

• They grow only in shade.

• They have a different cell membrane.

• They do not feed in the same way.

• They are prokaryotes, not eukaryotes.