Taxonomy & Kingdoms

If two organisms belong to the same order, then they must also belong to the same...

• Species

• Class

• Family

• Genus

An organism's scientific name is based on how it is classified. Which of the following levels of classification determine the name?

• kingdom & phylum

• class & species

• domain & order

• genus & species

The more classification levels that two organisms share,

• the closer together on earth they live.

• the easier it is to tell them apart.

• the more related they become because of many shared characteristics.

• the more distance is between them due to lack of shared characteristics.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

You find a species that seems to be unicellular and is eating smaller cells around it. It has organelles and a nucleus. Which kingdom is it MOST likely a part of?

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• Protists

• Plants

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which of the following sets of animals would be the most closely related?

• Animals in the same order

• Animals in the same genus

• Animals in the same class

• Animals in the same family

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The American lobster (Homarus americanus) is most closely related to which of the following organisms?

• Cape lobster (Homarinus capensis)

• Common lobster (Homarus gammarus)

• Patagonian lobsterette (Thymops birsteini)

• Scarlett clawed lobster (Nephropsis atlantica)

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which two kingdoms are composed of prokaryotic organisms?

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• Plants

• Archaea

• Protists

Which kingdoms are composed of eukaryotic organisms? -

• Plants

• Archaea

• Fungi

• Protists

• Bacteria

A newly described organism is multicellular, does not carry out photosynthesis, and absorbs nutrients from the environment. It is composed of eukaryotic cells with cell walls. In which kingdom would the organism be classified?

• Plantae
• Eubacteria
• Animalia
• Fungi

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Protists and bacteria do not belong in the same kingdom because--

• Protists have a nucleus; bacteria do not.
• Protists eat bacteria.
• Bacteria are not made of cells.
• Protists are heterotrophic; bacteria are autotrophic.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2