Taxonomy, Kingdoms, and Cladograms

In the English language, dogs have many different names to describe them. For example, canine, puppy, dog, hound, etc. In science around the world we use a naming system called what to make it uniform across the world?

• binomial nomenclature

• polynomial nomenclature

• taxonomy

• none of the above

Which organisms are most closely related?

• A and B

• B and C

• C and A

• not enough info given

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?

• Juniper
• Pine
• Spruce
• Fir

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

The first part of a scientific name is an organism's _______________ and the second part is its ________________.

• species, genus
• phylum, order
• class, spices
• genus, species

Which level of taxonomy shows the closest relationship between 2 organisms?

• kingdom

• class

• domain

• species

There are many different species of big cats around the world. Why is having a scientific name for each species of an organism important?

• to prevent existing named organisms from having their name changed as they become extinct

• to keep the classification system from being altered as new organisms are discovered

• to allow organisms to be placed in many classification levels at the same time

• to standardize the naming and organization of organism to avoid confusion between scientist across the world

An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?

• Class Insecta
• Order Amblygygi
• Order Araneae
• Order Scorpiones

Using a light microscope, a student identified the following characteristics of 4 organisms found in a sample of pond water. (look at the picture) Based on the table, which organisms most likely belong to the taxonomic group for bacteria?

• organisms 1 and 2

• organisms 2 and 3

• organisms 1 and 4

• organisms 3 and 4

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A classification table is shown in the picture. According to the picture, which group does a bluebonnet belong to?

• group 1

• group 2

• group 3

• group 4