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WorksheetsClassification Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The placing of things into groups of similar items.
classification
adaptation
kingdom
protist
A feature of an organism that helps it survive in its environment.
bacteria
adaptation
protist
species
What are the two MAIN ways that scientist classify organisms?
cell structures
color
ways of getting food
feet
What are the two levels that give an organisms binomial name (scientific name)?
kingdom
phylum
species
genus
family
A group of organisms that share major characteristics and, therefore, are closely related.
species
adaptation
kingdom
genus
A single kind of organism, defined by the fact that it can reproduce among its own kind.
species
kingdom
genus
organism
What are two names of guides that can help you identify species of living things?
field guide
7 levels of classification
Bloom's Taxonomy
dichotomous key
An organism whose cells have walls but no chloroplasts (instead they feed on decaying tissues of other organisms to get food)
protists
animals
fungi
plants
Microscopic organisms that may have characteristics of plants, animals, or fungi.
fungi
bacteria
Monera bacteria
protists
Living things can be classified into one of _______ kingdoms?
4
5
6
7
In the animal kingdom, which group has most members?
insects
mammals
worms
spiders
The average of all weather conditions in an area over a period of time.
climate
classification
inertia
plate tectonics
The theory that Earth is divided into plates that are always moving.
volume
plate tectonics
kingdom
Pangea
The amount of space something takes up.
mass
density
volume
The tendency of matter to resist a change in its state of motion.
conservation
non-renewable resources
plate tectonics
inertia
The saving of things so they will last as long as possible.
conservation
renewable resources
volume
classification
A region of the world defined by its climate and the plants and animals that live there.
plate tectonics
classification
biome
biotic
It means living
conservation
inertia
biotic
climate
Choose all of the renewable resources.
trees
corn
water
coal
oil
What are three non-renewable resources (fossil fuels)?
coal
water
oil
natural gas
animals
