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Taxonomy
Classification Groups
Dichotomous Keys
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6 Kingdoms
100
the scientific study of how living things are classified
What is taxonomy
100
Organisms have the most in common with other organisms in their __________.
What is species?
100
What is the tool used to identify living things?
What is a dichotomous key
100

Which of these system of naming organisms was developed by Carlous Linnaeus is called: a. binomial nomenclature b. taxonomy c. dichotomous nomenclature d. classification

A - binomial nomenclature

100

This Kingdom is defined as: simple, unicellular organisms. They often live in very hot or salty environments.

Archaeabacteria

200
Why do scientists like to organize living things?
to help them communicate easier and understand what they are studying
200
Which is a more general group: kingdom or class?
kingdom
200
What is the first word of the two part naming system used to identify a group of similar species?
Genus
200

What is the process of grouping things based on their similarities? a. Punnett Square b. classification c. taxonomy d. DNA

B - classification

200

This Kingdom is defined as: Unicellular and more complex than bacteria or archaea.

Protists 

300
the process of grouping things based on their similarities
What is classification?
300
What two levels of classification groups are used in an animal's scientific name?
genus and species
300
True or False: A dichotomous key uses a series of paired statements that describe physical characteristics of an organism used to determine the identify of that organism.
True
300
The science of classifying is called: a. biology b. taxonomy c. chemistry d. economy
B - taxonomy
300

This Kingdom is defined as: Multicellular and make their own food.

Plants  

400
Charles Linneaus
Who is the creator of the classification system?
400

What is the two part naming system for classifying animals?

binomial nomenclature

400
True or False: Classifying living organisms using a dichotomous key makes it more difficult to study and understand those organisms.
False
400

Which Kingdom is the most complex? 

Animals 

400

This Kingdom is defined as: simple and unicellular organisms

Eubacteria 

500

Place the classification groups in the correct order

What is kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species

500

How many classification/taxonomy groups are there?

What is 7

500
True or False: If you are reading a Dichotomous Key and currently on Creature #5, you will start your identification of the creature on Question #5 

False, ALWAYS START AT #1 

500

_____ is a group of organisms with similar traits and the ability to produce offspring. a. binomial nomenclature b. species c. genus d. classification

B - species

500
What are the rules for writing a scientific name?

Genus is capitalized, species is lower case. Italicized or underlined