Comparing Taxonomy

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, _______

• Family 

• Order

• Genus 

• Species

A tool used by a taxonomist to identify an unknown organism is known as a __________.

• dichotomous key

• binomial nomenclature

• scientific name

• binomial key

Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?

• Carolus Linnaeus

• Aristotle

• Charles Darwin

• Louis Pasteur

Which of the following is not true when comparing scientific and common names?

• Scientific names vary from place to place.

• Common names can vary from place to place.

• Scientific names are written in Latin.

• Common names can inaccurately describe the organism and be confusing.

Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:

• dichotmous key

• binomial nomenclature

• 2 scientific names

• binomial key

Members of this kingdom never have a cell wall

• Animalia

• Plantae

• Archaebacteria

• Protista

Molds, yeast, and mushroom belong to kingdom:

• Eubacteria

• Archaebacteria

• Protista

• Fungi

the science of grouping and naming organisms

• taxonomy

• classification

• dichotomous key

• phylum

Autotrophs- make their own  food.
Heterotrophs- obtain food from other animals.
Observing the table above, Fungi and Animals are________?

• Autotrophs

• Heterotrophs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger. The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it. Which arachnid has the student found?

• Whip Scorpion

• Wind Scorpion

• Daddy long legs

• Scorpion