How Taxonomy Is Used to Categorize Organisms Based on Similarities and Differences

What is the purpose of Linnaeus's classification system?

• To create a hierarchy of organisms based on their size

• To determine the age of living organisms

• To study the behavior of living organisms

• To organize and categorize living organisms based on their similarities and differences.

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What are the hierarchical levels in Linnaeus's classification system?

• domain, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

• kingdom, division, class, order, family, genus, species

• kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

• kingdom, phylum, order, family, genus, species

Who is known as the father of taxonomy?

• Louis Pasteur

• Carl Linnaeus

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

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What is the full name of Linnaeus's classification system?

• taxonomic system

• hierarchical classification

• binomial nomenclature

• genus and species classification

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

• Eubacteria

• Archaebacteria

• Fungi

• Protista

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In which kingdom does the organism below belong?

• Animalia

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Eubacteria

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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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Click on the ONE group that is unique/special to each different type of organism.

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

• Animal

• Archaebacteria

• Eubacteria

• Plant