Taxonomy

___ shows the relationship between species

• Classification

• Visible similarity

• Family history

• Biology

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Binomial Nomenclature uses the __ and ___ name to identify an organism

• Latin & English

• Class & order

• Kingdom & species

• Genus & species

Which taxon is broader (more organisms included)?

• Phylum

• Family

• Order

• Class

Mushrooms are an example of this Kingdom?

• Animalia

• Protista 

• Archea 

• Fungi

What kingdom's organisms often live in super harsh environments?

• archea

• animalia

• plantae

• protista

Why, as we move down the classification chart, are there fewer and fewer organisms?

• At the higher levels of classification, organisms are more closely related

• At the lover levels of classification, the organisms are more closely related and therefor there are fewer organisms in that group.

• Higher levels of classification has smaller organisms

• Lower level of classification has organisms that are more complex.

Answer explanation

The top of the chart is wide and broad and includes many organisms, then as you move down the categories get more and more specific so the classification narrows until you have only 1 organism.

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Kim developed a classification system to sort animals. Which statement best describes how she sorted her animals?

• She sorted them based on their color

• She sorted them based on their size

• She sorted them based on their behaviors ( how the act)

• She sorted them based on their structural features

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Jamal is doing an observational study. He sees and organism that is multicellular, can't move and is autotrophic. Where should he classify this organism?

• Kingdom Plantae

• Kingdom Animalia

• Kingdom Protista

• Kingdom Fungi

Answer explanation

I live on land. I can't move around freely, I can not make my own food and I decompose other organisms for energy. What kingdom do I belong to?

• Protista

• Animalia

• Bacteria

• Fungi

Answer explanation

fungi are multi-cellular land dwelling, decomposers who grow but don't move around freely.

A long time ago, scientists used to classify plants and fungi in the same kingdom. What do you you think occurred that prompted scientist to give them their own kingdoms?

• New evidence supported that they were not as related as previously thought and they were reclassified.

• The plant kingdom was too large so scientists decided to break them up into smaller groups.

• Advancements in technology supported that plants and fungi are very closely related.

• Plants and fungi are still classified in the same kingdoms to this day, because they are so closely related.

Answer explanation

New evidence supported that even though plants and fungi they may look similar, they are very different.

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