Animal Classification and Taxonomy

Mosquitoes  belong to what kingdom?

• Animal Kingdom
• Plant Kingdom
• Fungi Kingdom
• Protista Kingdom

Organisms in this smallest taxonomic group share many characteristics.

• domain

• kingdom

• species

• class

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

An example of an unicellular organism would be:

• monkey

• bacteria

• spider

• human

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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

• Animal

• Archaebacteria

• Eubacteria

• Plant

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

• Eubacteria

• Archaebacteria

• Fungi

• Protista

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

This organism is multicellular, heterotroph, that has a cell wall made of chitin. What kingdom does it belong in?

• fungi

• plantae

• animalia

• eubacteria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

This organism is found in pond water. It has a nucleus, is microscopic, unicellular and can perform photosynthesis. What kingdom does it belong in?

• protista

• eubacteria

• archaebacteria

• plantae

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?

• Carolus Linnaeus

• Aristotle

• Charles Darwin

• Louis Pasteur