Classification

(Taxonomy) Classifying organisms based on their characteristics is called...

• taxonomy

• sorting

• organizing

• grouping

(Kingdoms) Organisms in ____________ kingdom are unicellular, heterotrophs or autotrophs, most are aquatic and can be animal-like, plant-like, or fungus-like.

• Fungi

• Animalia

• Protista

• Plantae

(Taxonomy) What is hierarchy of classification from broad to most specific?

• Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain

• Kingdom, Domain, Phylum, Family, Order, Class, Genus, Species

• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Family, Class, Genus, Species

(Kingdoms) Which kingdom contains organisms that are mostly multicellular, have cell walls, and can be decomposers or heterotrophs?

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Animalia

• Protista

(Taxonomy) The classification system we use today was created by....

• Watson & Crick

• Darwin

• Mendel

• Linnaeus

(Domain) Organisms in ______________ domain live in extreme environments like volcanic thermal vents.

• Eukarya

• Bacteria

• Archaebacteria

(Taxonomy) What languages are scientific names written in?

• Latin or Spanish

• Spanish or German

• German or Greek

• Greek or Latin

(Taxonomy) How many common names does an organism have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• many

(Taxonomy) Which level of classification is the most broad?

• Species

• Class

• Domain

• Kingdom

(Taxonomy) The scientific name for a lion is Panthera leo, what is the genus?

• lion

• Panthera

• leo