Taxonomy Classification

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

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

Which of the following pairs of organisms from the table shown to the left would be the most closely related?

• Desert iguana and Box turtle

• Chuckwalla and Bush anole

• Box turtle and Bush anole

• Desert iguana and Chuchwalla

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Which of these organisms are the most related?

• Elk & Pronghorn

• Pronghorn & Fallow Deer

• Elk and Fallow Deer

• Fallow Deer & White Tail Deer

Answer explanation

Animals that share the most taxonomic levels are more closely related than those that do not share many taxa in common.

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Click on the ONE group that is unique/special to each different type of organism.

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I am prokaryotic and am found everywhere. What kingdom do I belong to?

• Eubacteria

• Archaebacteria

• Fungi

• Protista

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From the table, which two animals are MOST CLOSELY related

• House Cate and Red Fox

• Red Fox and Dog

• Dog and Wolf

• Wolf and Gopher

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What kingdom do unicellular, prokaryotic organisms that live in extreme environments?

• Animal

• Archaebacteria

• Eubacteria

• Plant

In which kingdom does the organism below belong?

• Animalia

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Eubacteria

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