Taxonomy Classification Kingdoms

Classifying organisms based on their characteristics is called...

• taxonomy

• sorting

• organizing

• grouping

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is hierarchy of classification from broad to most specific?

• Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain

• Kingdom, Domain, Phylum, Family, Order, Class, Genus, Species

• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Family, Class, Genus, Species

The classification system we use today was created by....

• Watson & Crick

• Darwin

• Mendel

• Linnaeus

Which level of classification is the most broad?

• Species

• Class

• Domain

• Kingdom

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

• Animal

• Archaebacteria

• Eubacteria

• Plant

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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

• Eubacteria

• Archaebacteria

• Fungi

• Protista

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

In which kingdom does the organism below belong?

• Animalia

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Eubacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Identify the kingdom based on the organisms characteristics.

• Eubacteria

• Fungi

• Archaea

• Animalia

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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NGSS.MS-LS4-2