Biology Classification Quiz

The domain that includes animals, plants, protists, and fungi

• D. Eukarya

• D. Bacteria

• D. Archaea

• D. Prokarya

Levels of organization in a classification system

• taxa

• species

• family

• order

A two part system of naming organisms based on their genus and species

• Taxonomic classification

• Binomial nomenclature

• Phylogenetic tree

• Cladistics

Greek philosopher who suggested the first system of classification

• Aristotle

• Linnaeus

• Socrates

• Pythagoras

The arrangement of animals and plants in taxonomic groups according to observed similarities

• biological classification

• chemical reaction

• physical transformation

• genetic mutation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The domain of ancient prokaryotes usually found in extreme conditions

• D. Archaea

• D. Bacteria

• D. Eukarya

• D. Prokarya

The domain of prokaryotes that are more commonly encountered on an everyday basis

• D. Bacteria

• D. Archaea

• D. Eukarya

• D. Prokarya

The process of converting inorganic chemicals into organic sugars for the organism

• Chemosynthesis

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Fermentation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The study of an organism’s evolutionary history

• Phylogeny

• Cladogram

• Ecology

• Anatomy

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

The study of classification

• Taxonomy

• Phylogeny

• Cladograms

• Biology

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1