Classification Review

State the difference between "unicellular" and "multicellular" organisms.

Answer explanation

Us humans are multicellular. Cells differentiate early in development to become nerve cells, skin cells, muscle cells, blood cells, and other types of cells.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Explain why biologists classify living things?

Answer explanation

Think of the Platypus, is it a bird, a fish, or a mammal?

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which out of the 5 kingdoms deals with mostly multicellular organisms

• ANIMALIA

• PLANTAE

• FUNGI

• PROTISTA

• MONERA

What is the definition of the scientific term "Taxonomy"?

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• Taxonomy is the science of naming, describing and classifying organisms and includes all plants, animals and microorganisms of the world.

• Taxonomy is a scheme of classification of all things living and non-living.

What is the hierarchy of biological classification starting from the highest to lowest?

• Domain, Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Phylum, Class, Order, Family Genus, Species, Kingdom

• Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum and Kingdom.

• Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

List structural features that can be used to classify Plantae Kingdom.

What are the two main ways biologists classify Mammals?

Provide an example of why Biological classification has changed overtime?