Characteristics and Classification of Life

Which of these is the broadest category?

• Phylum

• Order

• Family

• Species

Which of these never makes its own food?

• Plants

• Fungi

• Protists

• Archaebacteria

What is the classification of living things called?

• Binomial nomenclature

• Taxonomy

• Classification Studies

• Linnaeusology

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?

• 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

What is the correct order of taxonomy?

• Kingdom, pylum, class, species, genus, family, class

• Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom

• Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

• species, phylum, order, class, kingdom, family, genus

Binomial nomenclature is the ____________ system for naming organisms.

• Numerical
• Symbolical
• two word
• alphabetical

Which term means "True Nucleus" or cell(s) with a nucleus?

• Eukaryotes
• Prokaryotes
• Multi-cellular