Linneus and Modern Classification

 You would find mushrooms in which kingdom?

• Plantae
• Protists
• Fungi
• Animalia

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

The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.

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

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following organisms are MOST closely related?

• organisms that share a domain
• organisms that share a family 
• organisms that share a genus 
• organisms that share an order  

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

What is the most specific level of classification?

• Family
• Domain
• Species
• Carolus Linnaeus

The modern Biological classification system is based on the pioneering work of:

• Carl Linnaeus

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

• John Meritus

the largest classification category

• Kindgom

• Phylum

• Order

• Species

the smallest, most specific classification category

• Genus

• Phylum

• Order

• Species

A scientist observes a microscopic organism under a microscope. The scientist’s notes are shown below.

Based on these observations, the scientist should place the organism into which kingdom?

• animal kingdom

• protist kingdom

• plant kingdom

• fungi kingdom

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Why do scientists group organisms using the Linnean system (genus and species) rather than by their common names?

• Latin words are easier to read

• The common name can change depending on the region (example: mountain lion, cougar, and puma are the same species)

• The scientific name sounds more official