Classification Review

Why do scientists classify living things?

• It is easier to study organisms when grouped.

• To make them look more organized.

• To increase their population.

• To determine their age.

What level comes before class in the biological classification system?

• Kingdom

• Phylum

• Order

• Species

What is the term for organisms that cannot produce their own food?

• Autotrophs

• Heterotrophs

• Phototrophs

• Chemotrophs

What is the classification level that includes similar species?

• Family

• Genus

• Order

• Species

Which organism is least closely related to the chimpanzee: human, grey wolf, tiger snake, or monarch butterfly?

• Human

• Grey wolf

• Tiger snake

• Monarch butterfly

What is the difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

• Prokaryotes have a nucleus; eukaryotes do not.

• Prokaryotes are larger than eukaryotes.

• Prokaryotes do not have a nucleus; eukaryotes do.

• Prokaryotes are unicellular; eukaryotes are multicellular.

What is the highest level of classification in the biological hierarchy?

• Kingdom

• Phylum

• Domain

• Species

What is the classification level that comes after family?

• Species

• Order

• Genus

• Class

What is the term for organisms that can produce their own food?

• Heterotrophs

• Autotrophs

• Decomposers

• Saprophytes

What classification level comes before phylum?

• Class

• Kingdom

• Order

• Species