6th Grade- Characteristics & Classification of Living Things

Which object is an example of a prokaryotic cell?

• a plant cell

• a bacterium

• an animal cell

• none of the above

What is a dichotomous key used for?

• classification or to identify organisms

• getting into your home

• homeostasis

• starting the process of cell replication

When using the levels of classification, what is the highest level (least specific) of classification called?

• Species

• Kingdom

• Order

• Domain

A group that contains the most similar, closely related organisms.

• genus

• kingdom

• class

• species

When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look for?

• environment

• weather patterns

• physical features

• diet

In the scientific name of dog, Canis familaris, the name Canis is the name of the dog's ______.

• family

• genus

• kingdom

• species

Which of the following organisms would seem to be the most closely related?

1. Canis familaris

2. 2. Mephitis mephitus

3. 3. Canis lupus

4. 4. Panthera pardus

• 1 and 3

• 3 and 4

• 2 and 3

• 1 and 2

_____ ______ is the two- word system of naming organisms to create a scientific name.

• scientific name

• genus and species

• dichotomous key

• binomial nomenclature

The study of classifying or organizing living things into categories based on common characteristics.

• nutrition

• taxonomy

• geography

• genetics

A taxonomic rank below domain. Six groups: bacteria, archaea, protista, fungi, plantae, and animalia.

• reproduction

• motility

• kingdom

• phylum