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WorksheetsClassification Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 15mins
How did Aristotle first group animals? (hint: this didn't work very well)
Air, water, and land animals
Big animals and small animals
He put all animals into one big group
By how they eat
How many domains are there?
1
3
5
The organization of things into groups based on characteristics in a system that ALREADY exists
taxonomy
classification
Describing/classifying things into a system that you CREATE is:
taxonomy
classification
Linnaeus is known for:
grouping animals by air, land and sea
being the father of taxonomy
making the first taco
If a living thing has chlorophyll in it, would it fit in kingdom animalia? Be prepared to defend your answer.
Yes
No
Which is the correct eight levels of classification from the largest to smallest?
domain, kingdom, class, phylum, family, order, genus, species
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
Why do we use a dichotomous key?
(a)
The scientific name for the Green Sea Turtle is Chelonia mydas. Which name is the genus name?
Chelonia
mydas
Animals are grouped based on characteristics they have in...
(a)
What is a single celled, living thing WITH A NUCLEUS that lives in water called? HINT: junk drawer of science :)
Protist
Fungus
Bacter
How does a fungus eat food?
finds food
makes food
absorbs food
The scientific name for a platypus is Ornithorhynchus anatinus. Which part of the name is the species name?
Ornithorhynchus
anatinus
Perry
How did Linnaeus classify living things?
Based on characteristics they have in common
by air, land, and sea animals
by how much he liked living things
A dichotomous key is made of:
pictures
a bunch of paired statements
math
If you were a scientist exploring new species, what characteristics might you look at to determine how the species should be classified?
Why do scientists use Latin to describe living things?
A field guide is made of:
pictures/labeling
pairs of statements
grassy fields
