Quiz about Final Exam Vocabulary Review (8th Grade Science)

Question 1

_____ is the process of changing directly from a solid to a gas.

Accepted Answer

sublimation

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evaporation

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condensation

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deposition

Question 2

_____ is the process of changing directly from a gas to a solid

Accepted Answer

deposition

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evaporation

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condensation

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sublimation

Question 3

_____ is the change of state from a gas to a liquid

Accepted Answer

condensation

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evaporation

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sublimation

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deposition

Question 4

_____ is the process of a liquid changing to a gas at the surface of the liquid.

Accepted Answer

evaporation

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condensation

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sublimation

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deposition

Question 5

_____ is matter that has no definite volume or definite shape.

Accepted Answer

gas

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solid

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liquid

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vapor

Question 6

_____ is the gas state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid at room temperature.

Accepted Answer

vapor

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gas

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solid

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liquid

Question 7

_____ is matter with a definite volume but no definite shape.

Accepted Answer

liquid

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gas

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solid

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vapor

Question 8

Matter that has a definite shape and volume is called a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

solid

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gas

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liquid

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vapor

Question 9

____ states that the pressure of a gas increases if the volume decreases.

Accepted Answer

Boyle's Law

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Charles's Law

Question 10

____ states that the volume of a gas increases with increasing temperature.

Accepted Answer

Charles's Law

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Boyle's Law

Question 11

____ is the change of state from a liquid to a gas.

Accepted Answer

vaporization

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viscosity

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pressure

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kinetic energy

Question 12

____ is a measurement of a liquid's resistance to flow.

Accepted Answer

viscosity

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pressure

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kinetic energy

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vaporization

Question 13

____ is the amount of force per unit area applied to an objects surface.

Accepted Answer

pressure

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viscosity

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kinetic energy

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vaporization

Question 14

____ is energy due to motion.

Accepted Answer

kinetic energy

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viscosity

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pressure

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vaporization

Question 15

____ is a positively charged particle in the nucleus of an atom.

Accepted Answer

proton

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neutron

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electron

Question 16

_____ is a neutral particle in the nucleus of an atom.

Accepted Answer

neutron

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proton

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electron

Question 17

_____ is a negatively charged particle that occupies the space in an atom outside the nucleus.

Accepted Answer

electron

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proton

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neutron

Question 18

____ is the number of protons in an atom

Accepted Answer

atomic number

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mass number

Question 19

____ is the sum of the protons and neutrons in the nucleus.

Accepted Answer

mass number

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atomic number

Question 20

___ is a small particle that is the building block of matter.

Accepted Answer

atom

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ion

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isotope

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nucleus

Question 21

___ is an atom that is no longer neutral because it has lost or gained electrons.

Accepted Answer

ion

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atom

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isotope

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nucleus

Question 22

___ is an atom of the same element that has a different number of neutrons.

Accepted Answer

isotope

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atom

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ion

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nucleus

Question 23

___ is the region in the center of the atom where most of the element's mass is located.

Accepted Answer

nucleus

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atom

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ion

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isotope

Question 24

A(n) ____ is a force that holds two or more atoms together.

Accepted Answer

chemical bond

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ionic bond

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covalent bond

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metallic bond

Question 25

A(n) ____ is the attraction between positively and negatively charged ions in an ionic compound.

Accepted Answer

ionic bond

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chemical bond

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covalent bond

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metallic bond

Question 26

A chemical bond formed when 2 atoms share one or more pairs of electrons is called a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

covalent bond

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chemical bond

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ionic bond

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metallic bond

Question 27

A(n) ____ is formed when many metal atoms share their pooled valance electrons.

Accepted Answer

metallic bond

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chemical bond

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ionic bond

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covalent bond

Question 28

Two or more atoms that are held together by covalent bonds and act as a unit is called a(n) ___.

Accepted Answer

molecule

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valence electron

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chemical formula

Question 29

A(n) ____ is the outermost electron of an atom.

Accepted Answer

valence electron

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molecule

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chemical formula

Question 30

A(n) _____ is a group of chemical symbols and numbers that represent the elements and the numbers of atoms of each element that make up a compound.

Accepted Answer

chemical formula

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molecule

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valence electron

Question 31

The ___ is the highest point on a transverse wave.

Accepted Answer

crest

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trough

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amplitude

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wavelength

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wave

Question 32

The ___ is the lowest point on a transverse wave.

Accepted Answer

trough

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crest

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amplitude

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wavelength

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wave

Question 33

___ is the maximum distance a wave varies from its rest position.

Accepted Answer

amplitude

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crest

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trough

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wavelength

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wave

Question 34

___ is the measured distance between the same two points on a wave.

Accepted Answer

wavelength

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crest

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trough

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amplitude

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wave

Question 35

___ is the number of wavelengths that pass by a point per second.

Accepted Answer

frequency

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compression

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rarefaction

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medium

Question 36

___ is the region of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.

Accepted Answer

compression

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rarefaction

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frequency

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medium

Question 37

___ is the region of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apart.

Accepted Answer

rarefaction

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compression

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frequency

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medium

Question 38

___ is a material in which a wave travels.

Accepted Answer

medium

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compression

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rarefaction

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frequency

Question 39

A(n) _____ is a wave in which the disturbance is parallel to the direction the wave travels.

Accepted Answer

longitudinal wave

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transverse wave

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mechanical wave

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electromagnetic wave

Question 40

A(n) _____ is a wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.

Accepted Answer

transverse wave

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longitudinal wave

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mechanical wave

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electromagnetic wave

Question 41

A(n) _____ is a wave that can only travel through matter.

Accepted Answer

mechanical wave

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longitudinal wave

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transverse wave

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electromagnetic wave

Question 42

A(n) _____ is a transverse wave that can travel through empty space and matter.

Accepted Answer

electromagnetic wave

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longitudinal wave

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transverse wave

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mechanical wave

Question 43

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter is called a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

wave

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crest

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trough

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amplitude

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wavelength

Question 44

The ___ is the perception of how high or low a sound is.

Accepted Answer

pitch

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echo

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acoustics

Question 45

A(n) ____ is a reflected sound wave.

Accepted Answer

echo

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pitch

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acoustics

Question 46

____ is the study of how sound interacts with structures.

Accepted Answer

acoustics

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pitch

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echo

Question 47

A system that uses the reflection of sound waves to find underwater objects is called ____.

Accepted Answer

sonar

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resonance

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echolcation

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Doppler effect

Question 48

____ occurs when an object vibrating at its natural frequency absorbs energy from a nearby object vibrating at the same frequency.

Accepted Answer

resonance

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sonar

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echolcation

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Doppler effect

Question 49

____ is the process an animal uses to locate an object by means of reflected sounds.

Accepted Answer

echolcation

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sonar

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resonance

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Doppler effect

Question 50

The ____ is the change of pitch when a sound source is moving in relation to an observer.

Accepted Answer

Doppler effect

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sonar

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resonance

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echolcation

Question 51

____ occurs when waves overlap and combine to form new waves.

Accepted Answer

interference

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sound wave

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intensity

Question 52

A longitudinal wave that can travel only through matter is called a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

sound wave

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interference

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intensity

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electromagnetic wave

Question 53

____ is the amount of energy that passes through a square meter of space in one second.

Accepted Answer

intensity

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interference

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sound wave

Question 54

A(n) ____ is a high-energy electromagnetic wave with the shortest wavelength.

Accepted Answer

gamma ray

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radio wave

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visible light

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ultraviolet wave

Question 55

A(n) ____ is a low-frequency, low-energy electromagnetic wave that has a wavelength longer than 30 cm.

Accepted Answer

radio wave

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gamma ray

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visible light

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ultraviolet wave

Question 56

____ is an electromagnetic wave that has a slightly shorter wavelength and higher frequency than visible light.

Accepted Answer

ultraviolet wave

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gamma ray

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radio wave

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visible light

Question 57

A(n) _____ is a low-frequency, low energy electromagnetic wave that has a wavelength between 1 mm and 30 cm.

Accepted Answer

microwave

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infrared wave

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radiant energy

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x-ray

Question 58

A(n) _____ is an electromagnetic wave that has a wavelength shorter than a microwave but longer than visible light.

Accepted Answer

infrared wave

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microwave

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radiant energy

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x-ray

Question 59

A(n) _____ is a high-energy electromagnetic wave that has a slightly shorter wavelength shorter and higher frequency than ultraviolet.

Accepted Answer

x-ray

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microwave

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infrared wave

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radiant energy

Question 60

____ is energy carried by an electromagnetic wave.

Accepted Answer

radiant energy

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microwave

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infrared wave

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x-ray

Question 61

A(n) _____ is a set of paired statements that give descriptions of organisms.

Accepted Answer

dichotomous key

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domain

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taxonomy

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classification

Question 62

The broadest category when classifying living things is the ___.

Accepted Answer

domain

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taxonomy

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classification

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dichotomous key

Question 63

____ is the science of describing, classifying, and naming organisms.

Accepted Answer

taxonomy

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domain

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classification

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dichotomous key

Question 64

____ is putting things into groups based on characteristics they share.

Accepted Answer

classification

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domain

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taxonomy

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dichotomous key

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