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WorksheetsClassification of Living Things
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Why do scientists classify and organize organisms?
To keep a list of all living things on earth
Because it is fun
So that they can note similarities and differences in different organisms and to avoid confusion when studying them
So that each organism know their name
What is taxonomy?
The study of living thing
the branch of science concerned with the classification of living organisms
the study of how living things interact with their environment
the branch of science concerned with studying the animal kingdom
Which of these is NOT apart of the 3 domains?
Archaea
Protista
Bacteria
Eukarya
True or false. Organisms that are in the domain Bacteria and Archaea are Prokaryotes.
True
False
What is the classification system used to classify organisms?
The Einstein system of classification
The Mendel system of classification
The Linnean system of classification
The Darwin system of classification
What are the 7 levels in order used to classify organisms?
Domain, Kingdom, Species, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Phylum
Kingdom, Domain, Order, Class, Genus, Species, Family, Phylum
Phylum, Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Class, Family, Genus
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Over time scientists have used this to classify organisms more accurately.
The Force
DNA
Golgi Apparatus
ATP
True or false. Organisms in the domain Archaea can live in extreme enviornments.
True
False
How can Scientists classify animals? Select all that apply.
How they get energy
How they reproduce
Who they are friends with
Whether or not they have a backbone
What color they are
What is an Omnivore?
An animal that gets its energy by eating both plants and meat
An animal that gets its energy by eating only meat
An animal that gets its energy by eating only plants
An animal that gets its energy by the sun
True or False. The first part of an organism’s scientific name is its genus and the second part is its species.
True
False
True or False. Organisms in the domain Eukarya can live in extreme environments.
True
False
Which of the 3 domains has membrane-bound organelles?
Archaea
Eukarya
Bacteria
Katara
Extra Credit!! What's my name?
Sarah Pico
Samantha Guacamole
Samantha Pico
Sabrina Pico
What is a Platypus classified as?
Amphibian
Mammal
Reptile
Bird
What are some characteristics of mammals? Check all that apply.
They produce milk for their offspring
They have hair on their body
They lay eggs
They have scales
They are warm-blooded
Which of the 3 domains can live world wide? Check all that apply.
Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya
Which of these are part of your classroom netiquette rules?
Speak over the teacher whenever you feel like it
Always raise your hand and wait to be called on and respect others at all times
Disrespect your classmates
Talk to your friend during class
In 1990, Carl Woese introduced the three domain system for classifying living things, after the advancement of DNA analysis allowed for a comparison of species genetic code. Which of the following is the best explanation for why domains were added to the previous system of classification?
The old system of classification was wrong and needed to be corrected.
New species are evolving too quickly to keep up with the old system of classification.
Domains have always been included, they were just made official recently.
Some organisms, which were previously characterized together, were determined to be genetically very different.
