Taxonomy Vocabulary

Anika and Liam are studying biology and learn that organisms in this smallest taxonomic group share many characteristics. Which group are they studying?

• domain

• kingdom

• species

• class

Kai and Nora are working on a school project where they need to describe, classify, and name different living things. What is the science they are using called?

• Geology

• Biology

• Taxonomy

• Chemistry

During a biology class, Ava learned that the scientific name for an organism is made from the:

• class and family name

• genus and species name

• domain and kingdom name

• kingdom and phylum name

During a biology class, Nora was asked to identify an example of a unicellular organism. What should she choose?

• monkey

• bacteria

• spider

• human

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

During a science fair, Olivia presented her project on organisms that can survive in extreme environments. What kingdom do these unicellular, prokaryotic organisms belong to?

• Animal

• Archaebacteria

• Eubacteria

• Plant

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Emma found a moldy piece of bread in her kitchen. The mold is multicellular, heterotroph, and has a cell wall made of chitin. What kingdom does it belong in?

• fungi

• plantae

• animalia

• eubacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

During a biology class, Charlotte asked, "Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?"

• Carolus Linnaeus

• Aristotle

• Charles Darwin

• Louis Pasteur

Hannah is organizing her biology notes and wants to know the correct order of taxonomy. Can you help her?

• Kingdom, pylum, class, species, genus, family, class

• Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom

• Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

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

In a biology class, Grace learned that binomial nomenclature is the ____________ system for naming organisms.

• Numerical

• Symbolical

• two word

• alphabetical

___ shows the relationship between species

• Classification
• Visible similarity
• Family history
• Biology

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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