Organization and Classification

What is the study of classification called?

• Taxonomy
• Geology
• Anatomy
• Geometry

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following is considered the smallest unit of life?

• Atom

• Cell

• Organelle

• Molecule

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which is an example of an organism?

• a beetle
• a lake
• a rock
• a shell

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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What is this called?

Atom → molecule → organelle → cell→ tissue → organ system → organism→ population → community→ ecosystem → biosphere.

hint: think about stair steps

• Taxonomic System

• Classification system

• Levels of Organization

• Periodic Table

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A scientist wants to classify an organism into a taxonomic domain. What is the BEST method to use?

• Look at what it eats (heterotrophic or autotrophic)

• Determine how many cells it has (unicellular or multicellular)

• Look at its cells for a nucleus (prokaryotic or eukaryotic)

• Look at where it lives

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The scientific name of an organism is made up of what two levels of classification?

• Family and species

• Genus and species

• Genus and phylum

• Class and family

Based on the chart, which two organisms are most similar or closely related?

• lion and dolphin

• lion and leopard shark

• dolphin and leopard shark

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following is NOT a Classification in the Linnaean system of naming?

• Phylum

• Prokaryote

• Class

• Order

An organism's ability to photosynthesize could be used to classify it.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

When classifying an organism into one of the three domains of life, what should NOT be used?

• Whether or not it has a nucleus

• How it reproduces

• It's physical characteristics

• How it gets its nutrients