HBIO Ch 17 Review of Day 1

What is classification?

• A process of sorting or arranging items into categories

• A method of calculating the area of a circle

• A technique used to measure temperature

• A way to determine the speed of light

What is taxonomy?

• The science of classification of organisms & giving them a name

• The study of celestial bodies

• The process of photosynthesis

• The art of map making

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

How many species have been identified on our planet?

• 1 million

• 2.5 million

• 5 million

• 10 million

Who classified living things into two groups: plants or animals?

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Pythagoras

Aristotle classified living things into two groups: _______ or animals.

• plants.

• minerals.

• fungi.

• bacteria.

According to Aristotle, plants were divided into trees, shrubs, and herbs based on what criteria?

• Color

• Stem and height

• Leaf shape

• Root type

Aristotle divided animals into land, water, and air based on their _______.

• habitat.

• diet.

• size.

• color.

What did Aristotle's system not account for in organisms?

• Morphology

• Evolutionary changes

• Taxonomy

• Classification

Carolus Linnaeus used an organism's form and structure to categorize it, which is known as _______.

• morphology

• taxonomy

• genetics

• ecology

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the term for the naming system that involves two words?

• Binomial nomenclature

• Trinomial nomenclature

• Monomial nomenclature

• Polynomial nomenclature