Classification and Taxonomy Review

Scientific names are written using which two levels of classification?

• Kingdom phylum
• Kingdom class
• Species genus
• Genus species

Organisms that are multicellular, photosynthetic autotrophs, reproduce sexually or asexually belong to this Kingdom:

• Animalia
• Fungi
• Monera
• Plantae

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Organisms that are unicellular, plant-like or animal-like or fungus-like, live in damp or wet places like ponds, rivers, or streams.

• Kingdom Fungi
• Kingdom Plantae
• Kingdom Animalia
• Kingdom Protista

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Organisms that are eukaryotic, unicellular OR multicellular, decomposers or parasites belong to this Kingdom:

• Protista
• Fungi
• Plantae
• Archaebacteria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Fungi are different from plants primarily because they

• are nonmotile.
• contain chlorophyll.
• are heterotrophic.
• have cell walls.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is taxonomy?

• A two-word naming system for describing organisms
• A classification system based on shared characteristics
• A method of observing living organisms in their natural environment
• A process for using radioactive elements to date fossils

The scientific name of the sugar maple is Acer saccharum. What does the second part of the name, saccharum, designate?

• Genus
• Species
• Family
• Kingdom

The table shows characteristics of several organisms. Based on the information given in the table, which two organisms would you think have the most recent common ancestor?

• Turtle and jawed fish
• Lamprey and jawed fish
• Turtle and frog
• Lamprey and frog

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The smallest, most specific classification category is called...

• genus

• species

• taxonomy

• kingdom

What is the two-name system of classification called?

• species

• phylum

• taxonomy

• binomial nomenclature