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Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
In Aristotle's system of classification, animals were classified on the basis of their size and structure.
True
False
In the name of the white oak, Quercus alba, Quercus is the species name.
True
False
A heterotrophic, eukaryote associated with the decomposition of dead organism(s) is a(n) ____.
protist
bacterium
herbivore
fungus
A system for naming species in which two words are used to name organisms is _____.
cladistics
fan diagramming
binomial nomenclature
dichotomous naming
The science of grouping and naming organisms is ____.
classification
taxonomy
nomenclature
phylogeny
The placing of information or objects into groups based on certain similarities is ____.
biochemical analysis
classification
phylogeny
speciation
Group of related species
phylum
order
genera (genus)
kingdom
group of related classes
kingdom
genera
phylum
order
microscopic, single-celled prokaryotes
fungi
plants
bacteria
protists
group of related families
classes
genera
species
order
eukaryote lacking complex organ systems
bacteria
protist
plants
animals
group of related orders
family
class
kingdom
phylum
group of related phyla
kingdom
class
order
family
group of related genera
kingdom
phylum
family
species
The language used for scientific names is ____ because it does not change.
German
Spanish
Portugese
Latin
Aristotle classified plants into three groups based on ____ and ____.
habitat and physical differences
size and structure
size and habitat
structure and physical differences
Aristotle classified animals according to their ____ and ____.
habitat and structure
size and structure
habitat and physical differences
size and physical differences
Scientists use a system of _________ to help understand the relationships between organisms.
naming
classification
organizing
data
