Classification of Living Things Quiz

What do scientists classify living things based on?

• Behavior

• Characteristics

• Size

• Color

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What are the two types of characteristics scientists compare to classify organisms?

• Emotional and Physical

• Chemical and Physical

• Biological and Chemical

• Physical and Mental

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Which structure do scientists look at when studying physical characteristics of organisms?

• Cellular

• Skeletal

• Muscular

• Nervous

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What type of genetic material do scientists study to identify relationships among organisms?

• Proteins and Lipids

• RNA and DNA

• Carbohydrates and Proteins

• DNA and Cells

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Who is credited with giving each kind of living thing a two-part specific name in the 1700's?

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Charles Darwin

• Carolus Linnaeus

What is the term for a group of organisms that are very closely related?

• Community

• Species

• Population

• Ecosystem

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What does a scientific name always include?

• Genus and Species

• Family and Order

• Class and Phylum

• Species and Family

What is taxonomy?

• Study of animal behavior

• Science of classifying living things

• Study of ecosystems

• Science of earth's geology

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Which domain is made up of prokaryotes that usually have a cell wall and reproduce by cell division?

• Eukarya

• Bacteria

• Archaea

• Protista

Prokaryotes are defined as single-cell organisms that lack what?

• A nucleus

• Mitochondria

• Cell membrane

• Chloroplasts