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What domain would a lion be found in?
a) Eukarya
b) Archaea
c) Protist
d) Bacteria

Which of the following is NOT a recognized domain for the classification of living things?
a) Protist
b) Eukarya
c) Archaea
d) Bacteria

Which of the following refers to the naming system that scientists use for all living things?
a) binomial nomenclature
b) binaming taxonomy
c) Linnaeus' Law
d) Genus

Which of the following is NOT characteristic that can be used to determine an organism's kingdom?
a) The shape of the organism's claws
b) The presence of a nuclear membrane
c) Its ability to make its own food
d) The presence of a cell wall

Which of the following is an example of a heterotroph?
a) humans
b) algae
c) chemosynthetic bacteria
d) dandelions

Which of the following is an example of an autotroph?
a) algae
b) hydra
c) planaria
d) humans

Which of the following describes the main difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
a) Eukaryotic cells have no membrane bound nucleus
b) Prokaryotic cells have no membrane bound nucleus
c) Eukaryotic cells have no cell walls
d) Prokaryotic cells are unable to live in extreme environments

Which of the following sequences represents the classification of an organism from most specific to most general?
a) Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain
b) Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Family, Order, Genus, Domain, Species
c) Genus, Species, Order, Family, Class, Domain, Phylum, Species
d) Phylum, Kingdom, Class, Order, Domain, Family, Genus, Species

Which of the following is NOT a rule to writing scientific names?
a) Both the genus and the species are capitalized.
b) The genus is the first word and capitalized.
c) The second word is the species and is lower case.
d) The scientific name is italicized

Carl _____ receives much of the credit for starting a formal classification system.
a) Linnaeus
b) Taxonomy
c) Amoeba
d) Sagen

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