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What are the three domains of life?
Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya
I am multicellular and make my own food through photosynthesis. Who am I?
Plantae
Arrange these from largest to smallest: Class, Kingdom, Domain, Phylum.
Domain → Kingdom → Phylum → Class
Humans, birds, fishes, amphibians, and reptiles belong to which phylum?
Chordata
This is the science of naming, describing, and classifying organisms.
Taxonomy
Which domain includes organisms with cells that have a nucleus?
Eukarya
An organism is multicellular, has no cell wall, cannot make its own food, and can move from place to place. Which kingdom does it belong to?
Animalia
Name the seven categories of classification from largest to smallest.
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species
What system is used to give organisms their scientific names?
binomial nomenclature
This scientist is known as the Father of Taxonomy.
Carolus Linnaeus
Which two domains consist of prokaryotic organisms?
Bacteria and Archaea
What do we call organisms that obtain food from other organisms?
Heterotrophs
Which kingdom includes organisms that make their own food through photosynthesis and usually have cell walls made of cellulose?
Plantae
Which phylum includes animals with jointed legs and an exoskeleton?
Arthropoda
Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals are commonly grouped under this phylum because they possess a notochord at some stage of development.
Chordates/Chordata
A scientist discovers a single-celled organism without a nucleus. Which domain could it belong to?
Bacteria or Archaea
Give one characteristic that makes humans mammals.
Humans have hair and mammary glands / females produce milk.
What are the four kingdoms that belong to Domain Eukarya?
Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia
Which phylum includes animals with spiny skin, such as starfish and sea urchins?
Echinodermata
A mystery organism has feathers, wings, a beak, and lays eggs. Which class would you place it in?
Class Aves
Some organisms can survive in places with very high temperatures, such as hot springs. What are these organisms called?
Extremophiles
What is the largest and broadest taxonomic category in the modern classification system?
Domain
What taxonomic groups are used to form the scientific name of an organism?
genus and species
Which phylum includes flatworms such as planarians and tapeworms?
Platyhelminthes
This kingdom includes organisms that obtain nutrients by absorbing them from their surroundings.
Fungi