Classify It!
What is the broadest level of biological classification?
What is kingdom?
What do we call anything found in nature that humans use?
What is a natural resource?
What number of choices does each step in a dichotomous key provide?
What is two?
What is it called when animals lose their homes due to human actions?
What is habitat loss?
What kind of resource can be replaced naturally in a short time?
What is a renewable resource?
What level of classification comes directly below class?
What is order?
What do we call a non-native species that harms the environment?
What is an invasive species?
What type of key gives only two choices at each step to identify an organism?
What is a dichotomous key?
What type of species plays a vital role in keeping an ecosystem balanced?
What is a keystone species?
What type of resource takes millions of years to form and cannot be quickly replaced?
What is a nonrenewable resource?
What taxonomic level comes directly above species?
What is genus?
What is the term for the complete disappearance of a species?
What is extinction?
What must each step in a dichotomous key include to divide organisms correctly?
What is a pair of contrasting statements?
What do ecosystems lose when biodiversity decreases?
What is stability?
What do we call energy sources like coal and oil made from ancient remains?
What are fossil fuels?
What naming system gives each organism a two-part scientific name?
What is binomial nomenclature?
What term describes sorting organisms based on traits?
What is classification?
What tool helps identify unknown organisms by using observable traits?
What is a dichotomous key?
What is a species called when it is at high risk of extinction in the near future?
What is an endangered species?
What environmental problem is caused by burning fossil fuels?
What is air pollution?
What is the internationally recognized language used in scientific names?
What is Latin?
What is the term for the number and variety of species in an area?
What is biodiversity?
What must be done first before starting a dichotomous key?
What is observe the organism’s traits?
What is the term for a total loss of biodiversity and function in an ecosystem?
What is ecosystem collapse?
What is the process of turning used materials into new products?
What is recycling?