Classification Review

The first word in a scientific name is the

• species

• phylum

• genus

• class

The science of grouping and naming organisms

• Phylogeny

• Dichotomy

• Taxonomy

• Genetics

The taxonomic level that would include the MOST number of species

• class

• kingdom

• phylum

• genus

Which taxonomic level would include the LEAST number of organisms?

• species

• genus

• order

• phylum

What are the eight major classification groups from most broad to most specific?

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

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

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

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

What is the human most closely related to?

• Fish

• mouse

• Salamander

• Human

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

Which type of cells contain a nucleus?

• Prokaryotes
• Eukaryotes
• Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which bacteria can live in extreme environments, such as hot springs?

• Archaeabacteria

• Eubacteria

• Protist

• Fungi

What levels of classification are used in the scientific name?

• Kingdom, Phylum

• Kingdom, Species

• Genus, Species

• Phylum, Genus

The scientific name for water bear is Hypsibius dujardini.  What is its species?

• Hypsibius 
• dujardini
• water 
• tardigrade

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2