Classification of Living Things

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Biology

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10th Grade

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MS-LS4-2

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Karen Mauro

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4 Slides • 26 Questions

By Karen Mauro

Classifying and Naming All Life

Multiple Choice

Where was Carl Linnaeus born?

Denmark

Norway

Sweden

Switzerland

Multiple Choice

Who was Carl Linnaeus?

a poet

a botanist

a chemist

an engineer

Multiple Choice

When was Carl Linnaeus born?

May 23, 1790

August 25, 1707

April 3, 1727

February 10, 1070

Multiple Choice

What was Linnaeus the founder of?

Taxonomy

Genetics

DNA

Structure of a Cell

Multiple Choice

The science dealing with the description, identification, naming, and classification of organisms

Microbiology

Classification

Taxonomy

Biology

Multiple Choice

In what year did Linnaeus travel to harsh northern lands and discover over 100 plant species?

1720

1738

1726

1732

Multiple Choice

What is the name given to the system that Carl Linnaeus developed to name all plants and animals?

Multinominal naming

Quadnominal naming

Trinominal naming

Binominal naming

Multiple Choice

Binomial nomenclature is made up of a species

Family & Order

Phylum & Class

Kingdom & Species

Genus & Species

Multiple Choice

In which subject did Carl Linnaeus earn his degree?

Theology

Medicine

Physics

Biology

Multiple Choice

"Systema Naturae" classifies:

Living things

Plants

Unicellular organisms

Multicellular organisms

Multiple Choice

Which of the following information was found in the Systema Naturae written by linneus

Classification System which named zoological nomenclature then introduced binomial nomenclature for animals

The theory of evolution that explained how evolution occurred

Uniformitarianism that explained how the earth was formed

The idea of inheritance of acquired characteristics

Multiple Choice

_________ is the process of grouping things based on their similarities.

Biased

Stereotyping

Classification

Organizing

Multiple Choice

Having a standard taxonomic system benefits the scientific community by allowing scientists from all over the world to do which of the following?

Have a common system for the classification of locations containing fossils

Use a similar system to classify the impact of removing species from ecosystems

Have a common understanding in the classification of organisms

Understand how other scientists classify predator–prey relationships

Multiple Choice

Which scientists came up with the kingdom classification system?

Robert Hooke

Carol Linnaeus

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

Issac Newton

Multiple Choice

What language is used to create scientific names?

English

Greek

Latin

French

Multiple Choice

Which of the lists below has all of the levels of classification in the correct order?

Kingdom class phylum genus order species family

Class Phylum Kingdom Species Family Order Genus

Kingdom Family Class Order Phylum Genus Species

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species

Multiple Choice

What is the main benefit of using scientific names instead of common names for organisms?

Scientific names give everyone a shared terminology while common names can vary.

Scientific names have been around for much longer than common names have.

Scientific names include a code for classification while common names do not.

Scientific names are more descriptive than common names for an organism.

Multiple Choice

In a properly written scientific name, which part is capitalized?

species

genus

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true when comparing scientific and common names?

Scientific names vary from place to place.

Common names can vary from place to place.

Scientific names are written in Latin.

Common names can inaccurately describe the organism and be confusing.

Multiple Choice

What taxa are in a scientific name?

Genus and Kingdom

Species and Family

Species and Class

Genus and Species

Multiple Choice

The taxon with the largest amount of organisms grouped together...

Species

Phylum

Kingdom

Domain

Multiple Choice

Which scientific name is TYPED correctly

carcharhinus melanopterus

Carcharhinus Melanopterus

Carcharhinus melanopterus

Carcharhinus melanopterus

Multiple Choice

Three DOMAIN classification was proposed by

Carl Linnaeus

Whittaker

Earnst Haeckel

Carl Woese

Multiple Choice

Smallest taxonomic group with many similar characteristics...

domain

kingdom

species

class

Multiple Choice

What are the three domains?

Green, Blue, Red

Autotrophic, Heterotrophic, Both

Archaea, Eukarya, Bacteria

Marine Organism, Land Organism, or Both

Multiple Choice

How many Domains are there?
Name them:

3; Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya

2; Bacteria, Eukarya

1; Eukarya

3; Bacteria, Eukarya, Protists

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