Classification and Kingdoms and Dichotomous Keys

Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?

• organisms that share a kingom
• organisms that share a family 
• organisms that share a genus 
• organisms that share a species 

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

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

Tool used by a taxonomist to identify an unknown organism is a:

•  
  Dichotomous key
• binomial nmenclature
• scientific name
• binomial key

The 7 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.

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

Members  of this kingdom are multicellular and heterotrophic

• Plantae
• Protista
• Animalia
• Achaebacteria

Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:

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

Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?

• Carl Linnaeus
• Carl's Jr.
• Charles Darwin
• Henry Groseclose

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

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

A table of arachnid and insect characteristics is shown. Which characteristic could be used to distinguish between
arachnids and insects?

• Jointed legs
• Body segments
• Presence of eyes
• Presence of antennae

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A botanist discovers a new plant in the jungle. Which of the
following observations of the plant’s characteristics would be useful in determining its identity with a dichotomous key?

• It was discovered in the summertime
• It is wet from a recent rain storm.
• Its leaves curl up on the edges.
• It is eaten by native jungle ants.