Biology Taxonomy

Mosquito  belongs to what kingdom?

• Animal Kingdom

• Plant Kingdom

• Fungi Kingdom

• Protista Kingdom

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:

• Geology

• Biology

• Taxonomy

• Chemistry

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

• class and family name

• genus and species name

• domain and kingdom name

• kingdom and phylum name

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

• Animal

• Archaebacteria

• Eubacteria

• Plant

The more classification levels that two organisms share,

• the closer together on earth they live.

• the easier it is to tell them apart.

• the more related they become because of many shared characteristics.

• the more distance is between them due to lack of shared characteristics.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following shows the correct order of the levels of classification from largest to smallest?

• Species - Class- Order - Kingdom - Genus - Family - Phylum

• Species - Genus - Family - Order - Class - Phylum - Kingdom

• Kingdom - Phylum - Class- Order - Family - Genus - Species

• None of the above

What is the science of grouping and naming organisms?

• binomial nomenclature

• taxonomy

• dichotomous key

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

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

• Increases

• Stays the same

• Decreases

• Doubles

The process of grouping things based on their similarities.

• species

• classification

• genus

• taxonomy