Biodiversity and Classification

Bacteria is a species from what kingdom?

• Protists

• Monera

• Plant

• Insects

What type of classification tool is shown here?

• a cladogram

• a field guide

• phylogeny

• a dichotomous key

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is a major reason why scientists classify organisms?

• to help them understand biodiversity

• to prove the differences between organisms

• to describe why plants and animals are different

• to give them unusual names

The organization of living things into groups based on their traits is called

• Dichotomous key

• Classification

• Taxonomy

• Habitat

There are many advantages to high biodiversity. Which advantage do humans depend on most to maintain the health of our living spaces?

• High biodiversity allows natural selection to occur.

• High biodiversity increases chances of survival in a species.

• High biodiversity contributes to genetic diversity in a species.

• High biodiversity maintains nutrient cycles and air and water quality.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

In classifying an organism, which gives the most complete information about an organism?

• analysis of genetic information and physical characteristics

• descriptions of habitat characteristics

• analysis of physical characteristics alone

• taxonomic information

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following is a series of questions that are answered in order to identify an organism?

• a cladogram

• a field guide

• a dichotomous key

• a phylogenetic tree

The number and variety of plants, animals, and other organisms living in an area is defined as

• Taxonomy

• Sustainability

• Classification

• Biodiversity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Biodiversity is valuable to humans in that

• people buy and sell living things in the pet trade and for esthetic reasons.

• living things depend on people for food, clothing, energy, medicine, and shelter.

• people depend on other living things for food, clothing, energy, medicine, and shelter.

• we have been taught at the earliest age that diversity is a good word so we use it in all endeavors.

The science of identifying and naming species and arranging them based on on physical similarities

• Biodiversity

• Taxonomy

• Classification

• Habitat