Taxonomy & Classification

Organisms in this smallest taxonomic group share many characteristics.

• domain
• kingdom
• species
• class

Which organisms are most closely related?

• Equus caballas (Horse) & Equus burchellii (Zebra)
• Cyanea artica (Jellyfish) &
  Ctenodiscus crispatus (Mud Starfish)
• Naja naja (cobra) & Glycine max (soya bean)
• Ophiocomina nigra (black brittle star) & Brassica nigra (black mustard)

The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:

• Geology
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Chemistry

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

• class and family name
• genus and species name
• domain and kingdom name
• kingdom and phylum name

The 8 levels of classification, broadest 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

Which organisms pictured on the cladogram have hair?

• prosimians only
• prosimians and humans
• humans only
• prosimians and birds

Members of this kingdom are multicellular and heterotrophic.

• Plantae
• Protista
• Animalia
• Achaebacteria

What kingdom do unicellular, prokaryotic organisms that live in extreme environments?

• Animal
• Archaebacteria
• Eubacteria
• Plant

I am prokaryotic and am found everywhere. What kingdom do I belong to?

• Eubacteria
• Archaebacteria
• Fungi
• Protista

This organism is multicellular, autotroph, that has a cell wall made of cellulose.

• animalia
• plantae
• fungi
• eubacteria