The organism that would be classified as a member of the plant kingdom is:
B. Organism C
Plants are classified as autotrophs, meaning they make their own food through photosynthesis. Organism C, which makes its own food, fits this description.
Classification of Living Things
Classification of Living Things
Taxonomy is the practice of classifying and naming living things into categories or groups based on similar characteristics. In 1758, biologist Carl Linnaeus created a system for classification that was used for hundreds of years. He gave each species two names (for example, Homo sapiens), showing their genus and species. He then grouped each genus into families, then orders, then classes, then phyla, and finally into two kingdoms: plants and animals. Linnaeus based kingdom classification on whether the organism moved or not. This system changed very little until the 1960's, when scientist R.H. Whittaker proposed a six Kingdom classification system where living things were grouped as plants, animals, fungi, protists, or monera (eubacteria and archeobacteria).
Multiple Choice Question
The list describes examples of several ways organisms obtain energy:
Organism A eats other living things for food.
Organism B gets food from parts of decomposing matter.
Organism C makes its own food.
Organism D absorbs food from what it lives in or on.
Select the organism that would be classified as a member of the plant kingdom.
A.
Organism B
B.
Organism C
C.
Organism D
D.
Organism A
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