Linnea Classification

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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  

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the most specific level of classification?

• Family
• Domain
• Species
• Carolus Linnaeus

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

What level comes after order?

• genus

• kingdom

• family

• species

What level comes before class?

• phylum

• domain

• order

• family

The _________ levels that 2 organisms share, the more similar they are to each other.

• fewer

• more

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2