Classification and Kingdoms

The division of organisms into groups or classes based on characteristics is

• taxonomy

• life science

• classification

• biology

A pine tree is a member of the kingdom

• animalia

• fungi

• protista

• plantae

The eight levels of classification, from broadest to most specific, are...

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

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

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

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

The science of describing, classifying, and naming organisms is called _____________.

• taxonomy

• life science

• organization

• classification

what kingdom does slime mold belong to?

• protista

• animalia

• fungi

• plantae

what is the scientific name for a human?

• Homo sapiens

• Homo neanderthalis

• Homo hominidae

• Homo habilis

The simple, single-celled organisms that live in your intestines are classified in the kingdom _______.

• bacteria

• archaea

• eukarya

• protista

This kingdom includes complex, multicellular organisms that are usually green, have cell walls, and make sugar by photosynthesis.

• fungi

• plantae

• bacteria

• archaea

What are the three domains?

• archaea, bacteria, eubacteria

• archaea, bacteria, protists

• archaea, bacteria, eukarya

• archaea, fungi, animalia

This kingdom includes nongreen, nonmoving eukaryotic organisms that break down substances outside their bodies and absorb the nutrients.

• fungi

• archaea

• bacteria

• plantae