Biology Classification Review

The most specific (least broad) level of classification in the Linnaean System

• Genus

• Domain

• Kingdom

• Species

a system in which individuals that have inherited beneficial adaptations produce more offspring on average than other individuals (with non-favorable adaptations) do.

• Natural Selection

• Artificial Selection

• Evolution

• Variation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Came up with the theory of Natural selection, and published a book called On the Origin of Species.

• Linnaeus

• Lamarck

• Charles Darwin

• Erasmus Darwin

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Why do scientists group living things?

• To make them easier to study.

• To make sure that no organism is misplaced

• To help get rid of extinct organisms

• To create complicated charts of all species

______ is the science of grouping living things based on shared characteristics.

• biology

• science

• taxonomy

• life science

How many levels of taxonomy are there?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 7

What is the broadest (least specific) toxonomic level of classification?

• order

• class

• species

• kingdom

What is the most specific toxonomic level of classification?

• order

• class

• species

• kingdom

Which answer shows the correct taxonomic order from most specific to least specific?

• Order - Family - Genus-Species

• Kingdom-Genus-Phylum-Order

• Order-Class-Phylum-Kingdom

• Class- Family-Genus-Species

A tool that helps to identify an object by answering a series of questions is called a ________.

• Classifying tool

• Dichotomous Key

• Organism Guide

• Life Chart