Classification Review

What can a classification system show about an organism?

• absolute age of an organism
• what an organism is made of
• its relationship to other organisms
• which organisms are the strongest

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Use the phylogenetic tree.  Which hypothetical organism is the most recent ancestor for Organisms A and G?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which domain includes all multicellular plants and animals?

• Archaea
• Eukarya
• Eubacteria
• Protista

Panthera leo, the scientific name for a lion, is a member of which species?

• leo
• Animalia
• Panthera
• mammalia

Which taxonomic category is higher than the others?

• class
• genus
• order
• phylum

An organism identified with binomial nomenclature includes which two taxa?

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

Canis lupus, the scientific name for a wolf, is in which genus?

• Canis
• lupus
• Animalia
• mammalia

Which two organisms are least closely related?

• two organisms from the same kingdom
• two organisms from the same order
• two organisms from the same family
• two organisms from the same genus

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which is used most to determine a true common ancestor for a group of organisms?

• karyotype
• dichotomous key
• phylogenetic tree
• mRNA codon chart

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

How would a dichotomous key be used?

• by inserting it into a chamber at a 45 degree angle
• by observing specimens and then answering questions about them
• by comparing the colors on a strip to the colors obtained during testing
• by analyzing a gel agar and recording the distance each fragment had traveled