Which of the lists below has all of the levels of classification in the correct order?
Kingdom class phylum genus order species family
Class Phylum Kingdom Species Family Order Genus
Kingdom Family Class Order Phylum Genus Species
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
2. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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Scientific names are written using which two levels of classification?
Kingdom phylum
Kingdom class
Species genus
Genus species
3. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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Which of the following levels of classification would have organisms that had the most in common?
Phylum
Family
Order
Kingdom
4. Multiple Choice
1.5 minutes
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Which of the following is the least closely related animal: Gray Wolf: Canis lupus Aardwolf: Proteles cristatus Coyote: Canis latrans
Coyote
Aardwolf
Gray Wolf
Need more information on body characteristics
5. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Organisms that are unicellular, plant-like or animal-like or fungus-like, live in damp or wet places like ponds, rivers, or streams.
Kingdom Fungi
Kingdom Plantae
Kingdom Animalia
Kingdom Protista
6. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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Organisms that are multicellular, photosynthetic autotrophs, reproduce sexually or asexually belong to this Kingdom:
Animalia
Fungi
Monera
Plantae
7. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Organisms that are eukaryotic, unicellular OR multicellular, decomposers or parasites belong to this Kingdom:
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Archaebacteria
8. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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A group of organisms that look alike and can reproduce among themselves is known as a:
Genus
Phylum
Species
Animal Family
9. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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As you move down the classification pyramid, the variety of organisms:
Increases
Stays the same
Decreases
Doubles
10. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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Several different classes make up a
Kingdom
Phylum
Family
Genus
11. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
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Which are the two highest level taxa in the Linnaean system?
kingdom and order
domain and phylum
phylum and kingdom
genus and kingdom
12. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
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Which of the six kingdoms correspond to the domain Eukarya?
the kingdoms Eubacteria and Archaebacteria only
the kingdoms Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Protista, and Fungi only
the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia only
the kingdoms Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia only
13. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Fungi are different from plants primarily because they
are nonmotile.
contain chlorophyll.
are heterotrophic.
have cell walls.
14. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The image shows a multicellular organism. This organism lives in water and can best be viewed using a microscope. It often reproduces asexually by budding, has no cell walls, and obtains energy by eating other organisms. Into what kingdom would you classify this organism?
Animalia
Fungi
Plantae
Protista
15. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Marine sponges are multicellular organisms that can live on coral reefs. Their cells do not have cell walls. They eat by filtering organic particles and plankton out of water. Sponges belong to which kingdom?
Animalia
Fungi
Plantae
Archeabacteria
16. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
What is taxonomy?
A two-word naming system for describing organisms
A classification system based on shared characteristics
A method of observing living organisms in their natural
environment
A process for using radioactive elements to date fossils
17. Multiple Choice
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The scientific name of the sugar maple is Acer saccharum. What does the second part of the name, saccharum, designate?
Genus
Species
Family
Kingdom
18. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The table shows characteristics of several organisms. Based on the information given in the table, which two organisms would you think have the most recent common ancestor?