Taxonomy and Classification 2024

Reorder the following from most inclusive (larger) to most specific:

• Genus

• Class

• Order

• Kingdom

• Phylum

Match the following definitions to the corresponding taxa

• Chordata

• A Phylum containing animals that have a nerve cord

• Bacteria

• A domain containing non-nucleated cells but are genetically similar to eukaryotes

• Protist

• A domain containing cells without a nucleus and potentially pathogenic species

• Plant

• A Kingdom containing the most diverse eukaryotic organisms

• Archaea

• A kingdom containing organisms that photosynthesize and have land adaptations

Select the taxa that are used in an organism's scientific (binomial) name

• Genus

• Species

• Family

• Class

• Order

After an organism's FAMILY is determined, what taxa is determined next?

• Genus

• Class

• Order

• Species

What did Carl Linnaeus do for Biology?

• Emphasized the need for a system of classification

• Established binomial nomenclature

• Considered the father of evolution

• Discovered genetic evidence for classification

A taxa is

• A group or rank in classification

• An evolved population

• The binomial name for an organism

• An indication of how evolved a species is

Which of the following is NOT a domain

• Bacteria

• Eukarya

• Archaea

• Prokaryota

According to this image, which two domains of life are most related?

• Bacteria & Archaea

• Archaea & Eukarya

• Eukarya & Bacteria

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

Who is most closely related to Taxidea taxus?

• Lutra lutra

• Panthera pardus

• Canis latrans

• Canis lupus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

If a plant has vascular tissue but no seeds, which of the four plant groups (clades) here would it be classified as?

• Ferns

• Cone-bearing plants

• Mosses

• Flowering plants