Classification of Organisms

How would you complete the model for classifying vertebrates?

• amphibian; 2 bird; 3 fish; 4 mammal; 5 reptile

• reptile; 2 bird; 3 fish; 4 mammal; 5 amphibian

• amphibian; 2 mammal; 3 fish; 4 bird; 5 reptile

• reptile; 2 bird; 3 reptile; 4 fish; 5 mammal

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which group or groups would be classified as mammals?

• Group 1 and 2

• Group 2

• Group 2 and 4

• Group 3

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

How is this pine tree classified?

• non seed producer

• flower producer

• seed producer

• fruit producer

According to the model which group would a fern belong in?

• seed producers; reproduce by seeds

• non seed producers; reproduce by spores

• seed producers; reproduce by vegetative parts

• non seed producers; reproduce by vegetative parts

Matt, Jordan and Will were debating on how plants are classified. Matt said they are classified by their age, Jordan said they were classified by whether or not they produce seeds, and Will said they are classified by how much water they need to survive. Who is right?

• Matt and Will

• Jordan

• Jordan and Matt

• Will

How are plants classified?

• seed bearing

• non seed bearing

• seed bearing and non seed bearing

• some are seed bearing and some are non seed bearing

_____ is the branch of science that formally names and classifies organisms by their structure, function, and relationships.

• Aristotle

• Linnaeus

• Taxonomy

Which level is the broadest?

• Domain

• Species

• Genus

• Kingdom

Which level is most specific?

• Domain

• Kingdom

• Genus

• Species

Type T for True OR F for False.

Domain, Kingdoms, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species is the sequence that represents the classification of an organism from most broad to most specific.