Question

1.
Choose the best answer.

Who was one of the first scientists to classify organisms?

Carl Linnaeus

Alfred Wallace

Charles Darwin

Aristotle
2.
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The type of naming system used in biology that employs two names for each organism is called _____.

kingdom

dichotomus

taxonomy

binomial nomenclature
4.
Select 3 that apply.

What are the three domains of the biological classification system?

archaea

imminent

cathartia

eucharitic

bacteria

eukarya
5.
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A branch of biology that deals with classifying and naming organisms is _____.

genus

binomial nomenclature

taxonomy

phylogeny

6.
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________ created the classification system we use today.

Carl Sagan

Carl Linnaeus

Alfred Wallace

Aristotle

8.
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A group of closely related species is a(n) __________.

species

order

family

genus
9.
Select 4 that apply.

What type of similarities are organisms grouped by in all the different levels? Select all that apply.

moral

structural

physical

behavioral

physiological
10.
What types of organisms are not classified as alive? Select all that apply.

prions

non-cellular entities

plantae

fungi

viruses

protista
11.
Choose the best answer.

The most general category in the classification system is the ___________ of which there are three.

phylum

domain

kingdom

class

14.
Choose the best answer.

The category that groups organisms according to their cellular levels and methods of obtaining energy is called _______________.

kingdom

domain

phylum

class

Answer 1

1. Aristotle

2. binomial nomenclature

4. archaea; bacteria; eukarya

5. taxonomy

6. Carl Linnaeus

8. genus

9. structural; physical; behavioral; physiological

10. prions; non-cellular entities; viruses

11. domain

14. kingdom