Classification Pre-Assessment

Which kingdom do humans belong to?

• Plantae
• Fungi
• Animalia
• Protista

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

Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:

• dichotmous key
• binomial nomenclature
• 2 scientific names
• binomial key

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?

• Coleoptera
• Heteroptera
• Diptera
• Lepidoptera

Members of this kingdom never have a cell wall

• Animalia

• Plantae

In a dichotomous key, each question contains four choices.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Which is the primary source of energy for plants?

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

In this food chain, what will happen if the frogs become extinct?

• The snakes will increase.
• The grasshoppers will decrease.
• The eagles will remain the same.
• The grasshoppers will increase.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

In a dichotomous key, organisms should be classified based on their

• diet

• habitat

• observable features

• sounds they make