Introduction to Taxonomy and Levels of Classification

Which of the lists below has all of the levels of classification in the correct order?

• Kingdom class phylum genus order species family
• Class Phylum Kingdom Species Family Order Genus
• Kingdom Family Class Order Phylum Genus Species
• Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species

Scientific names are written using which two levels of classification?

• Kingdom phylum
• Kingdom class
• Species genus
• Genus species

Which of the following levels of classification would have organisms that had the most in common?

• Phylum
• Family
• Order 
• Kingdom

Organisms that are unicellular, plant-like or animal-like or fungus-like, live in damp or wet places like ponds, rivers, or streams.

• Kingdom Fungi
• Kingdom Plantae
• Kingdom Animalia
• Kingdom Protista

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Organisms that are multicellular, photosynthetic autotrophs, reproduce sexually or asexually belong to this Kingdom:

• Animalia
• Fungi
• Monera
• Plantae

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Organisms that are eukaryotic, unicellular OR multicellular, decomposers or parasites belong to this Kingdom:

• Protista
• Fungi
• Plantae
• Archaebacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A group of organisms that look alike and can reproduce among themselves is known as a:

• Genus
• Phylum
• Species
• Animal Family

As you move down the classification pyramid, the variety of organisms:

• Increases
• Stays the same
• Decreases
• Doubles

Several different classes make up a

• Kingdom
• Phylum
• Family
• Genus

What is taxonomy?

• A two-word naming system for describing organisms
• A classification system based on shared characteristics
• A method of observing living organisms in their natural environment
• A process for using radioactive elements to date fossils

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2