Classification of Life

A "two word naming system" how we get the scientific name (Genus and Species)

• phylogeny

• taxonomy

• binomial nomenclature

• Carl Linnaeus

An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis.

• autotroph

• heterotroph

• prokaryote

• eukaryote

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

A living thing that can live on its own is called

• cell

• animal

• organism

• plant

Molds, yeast, and mushroom belong to kingdom:

• Eubacteria

• Archaebacteria

• Protista

• Fungi

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Members of this kingdom are multicellular and autotrophic

• Plantae

• Animalia

• Protista

• Fungi

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Examples of species in this kingdom are amoebas and paramecia.

• Fungi

• Protista

• Plantae

• Animalia

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What two parts of the classification system are used for the naming of organisms?

• Domain and Kingdom

• Genus and Species

• Class and Family

• Kingdom and Phylum

Which of the following excludes a virus from being considered a living organism?

• It cannot reproduce on it's own

• It cannot maintain metabolic processes on it's own

• It is not made of cells

• All the above

Which of the following is the proper way to write a scientific name for a tiger?

• Panthera Tigris

• Tigris Panthera

• Panthera tigris

• P. Tigris