Animal Classification M 2022

What is classification?

• The process by which scientists group living organisms.

• The process by which scientists group organisms.

What taxonomic rank comes in between Phylum and Order?

• Class

• Family

If an organism manufactures its own food and does not need to consume other matter (plant or animal). What is it?

• Autotrophic

• Eutrophic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

When classifying organisms, if an organism possesses a body with no protective fur, feathers nor scales and can breathe through its skin, what Class would it be grouped into?

• Reptile

• Amphibian

• Bird

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

At what taxonomic level are organisms further divided after Class?

• Order

• Family

• Genus

What is taxonomy?

• The study of DNA and RNA
• The study of classifying and describing organisms
• The study of organisms in their habitat

What scientist was the first to classify things 2000 years ago?

• Aristolte

• Darwin

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

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

Why do scientists classify living things?

• to help keep information about organisms
• to make it easy to find information about an unknown species
• to communicate clearly with other scientists about organisms
• all of the above

What would help you determine if an organism is in kingdom Animalia?

• Chloroplasts
• Unicellular
• it moves (motile)