Taxonomy Classification Kingdoms

Which kingdom contains "extremophiles"?

• eubacteria

• archaebacteria

• fungi

• protista

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Why is a scientific name important?

• to prevent names from going extinct

• to prevent the system from being altered

• to avoid confusion

• to allow many classification levels

Two animals are said to belong to the same species if they

• look alike

• can mate and produce young who can also reproduce

• look alike and can mate

• live in the same environment

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Someone gives you two black beetles: Eleodes carbonaria and Eleodes armata. They are both in the same

• genus

• family

• order

• species

Which of the following groups is best characterized as being eukaryotic and heterotrophic and cell walls?

• Plantae

• Animalia

• Fungi

• Archaebacteria

Which of the following taxa contains organisms that are most distantly related?

• Genus

• Order

• Species

• Phylum

Which of the following is the most specific category of classification?

• Genus

• Order

• Kingdom

• Class

Why is taxonomic classification important?

• to find relationships between organisms

• to prove evolution

• to discover every organism on earth

• to designate Latin as a universal language

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which two organisms have no prothorax or armor-like wings?

• Mantodea & Raphidioptera

• Coleoptera & Mantodea

• Mecoptera & Coleoptera

• Lepidoptera & Mecoptera

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which two plant oils are most similar?

• citronella & eucalyptus

• lemon & orange

• rosemary & spearmint

• clove & jojoba