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The science of classifying organisms is called
classification
grouping
taxonomy
Linnaeusism
Which two taxons are used for binomial nomenclature?
Genus & Species
Kingdom & Phylum
Class & Order
Family & Genus
If two organisms belong to the same Order, they automatically also belong to the same
Class
Family
Genus
Species
Which organism has jaws but not legs?
Tuna
Lamprey
Salamander
Turtle
Which organism is most closely related to the tortoise?
Chicken
Human
Salamander
Fish
Physical characteristics of fossils can help scientists classify organisms.
True
False
Which organism is LEAST closely related to a human?
Fruit Fly
Chimpanzee
Rhesus Monkey
Cow
Which kingdom do viruses belong to?
NONE! Viruses are not alive
Bacteria
Archaebacteria
Viral
Which kingdom contains bacteria that live in extreme places - hot, salty, or acidic places where no other cells can survive?
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
Animalia
Protista
Which kingdom has organisms whose cells contain Chitin?
Fungi
Protista
Animalia
Plantae
Which kingdom contains organisms whose cells contain chloroplasts and cellulose?
Plantae
Eubacteria
Protista
Archaebacteria
Which kingdom contains organisms that are plant, animal or fungus like but are not actually any of those?
Protista
Plantae
Animalia
Eubacteria
Amoeba and Euglena belong to which kingdom?
Protista
Eubacteria
Plantae
Animalia
Fungi are
Heterotrophic
Autotrophic
Which kingdom contains organisms that do NOT contain cell walls and are motile for at least some part of their lives?
Animalia
Plantae
Protista
Fungi
Which kingdom contains the bacteria that we normally think of? The ones that make us sick?
Eubacteria
Archabacteria
Protista
Animalia
Slime molds and algae belong to which kingdom?
Protista
Plantae
Animalia
Fungi
Each level in the classification system is called a(n)
Taxon
Trophic Level
Classification Level
Linnaeus level
The classification systems are adaptable to new scientific discoveries.
True
False
Based on this chart, which organism is most closely related to the horse?
zebra
human
gorilla
chimpanzee
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