Taxonomy Vocabulary Quiz

Autotrophic organisms __________ their own food.

• make

• do not make

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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, most broad 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

What are the three domains?

• Archaea, Bacteria, and Eubacteria
• Archaea, Protists, and Eubacteria
• Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya
• Archaea, Fungi, Animalia

Which of the following organisms are MOST closely related?

• organisms that share a domain
• organisms that share a family 
• organisms that share a genus 
• organisms that share an order  

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

To sort an organism into a group based on shared traits is called __________.

• Domains
• Taxonomy
• Genetics
• Classification

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The broadest level of classification is __________.

• Domain
• Kingdom
• Phylum
• Species

A human is in the domain

• Eukarya

• Archae

• Bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which group contains a larger amount of organisms?

• Phylum

• Class

• Genus

• Order

True or False: “If two organisms are in

the same phylum, they must also be in the same kingdom.”

• True

• False