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Dividing organisms into groups or classes based on shared characteristics is
a) taxonomy
b) classification
c) life science
d) biology

The science of describing, classifying, and naming organisms is
a) taxonomy
b) classification
c) life science
d) biology

The eight levels of classification, from general to specific, are
a) domain, kingdom, class, order, phylum, family, genus, species
b) domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, genus, species
c) domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
d) domain, kingdom, class, phylum, order, family, genus, species.

For many years, in what two groups did people think living things belonged?
a) living and nonliving
b) animals and flowers
c) microscopic and macroscopic
d) plants and animals

What can you find out by working through a dichotomous key in order?
a) the identify of an organism
b) how long an organism can live
c) when a species first appeared on Earth
d) the domain that an organism belongs too

Organisms in this kingdom usually move by themselves and have specialized sense organs that allow them to respond to their environment?
a) animalia
b) plantae
c) fungi
d) protists

The scientific name of an organism comes from its
a) kingdom and phylum
b) class and genus
c) kingdom, phylum, and class
d) genus and species

What kingdom does slime mold belong to?
a) protista
b) animalia
c) fungi
d) eubacteria

A domain with prokaryotes that live in extreme environments.
a) protists
b) eubacteria
c) Archaeabacteria
d) fungi

This kingdom includes multi-cellular organisms that are usually green, have cell walls, and perform photosynthesis.
a) eubacteria
b) plantae
c) animalia
d) protista

Organisms which are members of the same order must also be members of the same
a) class
b) family
c) genus
d) species

Members of a species
a) may belong to different genus
b) are all identical to one another
c) usually have different scientific binomial names
d) are able to mate to produce fertile offspring

Question 6. The scientific (and common) names of three animals are: Canis familiaris (dog), Canis lupis (wolf) and Vulpes vulpes (fox). Which statement below is true.
a) They have the same genus but different species
b) They have the same genus but different classes
c) They are the same species but different genus
d) They have the same class but different species

What are the 6 kingdoms that we recognize today?
a) eubacteria, archaebacteria, plantae, animalia, protista, fungi
b) monera, eubacteria, plantae, animalia, protista, fungi
c) bacteria, plantae, animalia, protista, fungi, monera
d) there are only five kingdoms

____________ created the first classification system, but we use _____________ system today.
a) Aristotle; Carol Linneaus
b) Carol Linneaus; Aristotle
c) Aristotle ; Charles Darwin
d) Miss Lindeman ; Miss Roberts

Which of the following Kingdoms contain multicellular organisms?
a) plantae
b) animalia
c) fungi
d) all of the above

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