Taxonomy & Classification

Which domain is capable of living in extreme environments like hot springs, geysers, or very salty waters?

• Bacteria
• Archaea
• Eukarya

Which domain includes all animals and plants?

• Archaea
• Eukarya
• Bacteria

Which kingdoms have some organisms that can make their own food (autotrophic)?

• Plantae and Animalia
• Fungi and Plantae
• Protista and Plantae

What is binomial nomenclature (naming)?

• A two headed turtle

• A two name naming system

• A two grouped system to classify

• A microscope with two lenses.

What is the science of organizing, classifying and naming living things?

• taxification

• taxadermy

• taxonomy

• toxicology

In the 8 levels of classification which level is the broadest category? 

• Kingdom
• Family
• Species
• Domain

Things that are classified together ___________.

• are not related to each other.
• share a similar evolutionary history.
• are larger organisms.
• have a different evolutionary history

Who organized living things based on shared characteristics and created a system for assigning scientific names?

• Carolus Linnaeus
• Robert Hooke
• Anton van Leeuwenhoek
• James Watson

What are the 8 levels of classification of living things from most general to most specific?

• domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
• domain, kingdom, class, phylum, order, family, genius, species
• domain, kingdom, family, class, order, family, genus, species
• domain, king, phillip, class, order, family, genus, species

Organisms that belong to the same _________ share the MOST DNA.

• family
• kingdom
• genus
• species