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Classification Test-Study Guide
Directions: Fill in the chart (EVERY box) with the correct characteristics for each kingdom.
Domain
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Kingdom
Archaea-bacteria
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Eubacteria
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Protista
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Fungi
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Plantae
Animalia
Feeding?
Autotroph or
heterotroph
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# of cells:
Unicellular or
Multicellular
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Type of cells:
Prokaryotic or
Eukaryotic
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Additional
Facts:
What makes
this kingdom
unique from
the others?
*Example:
include shapes,
examples of
organisms,
etc.*
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Directions: Answer the following questions on a sheet of notebook paper!
31. What is homeostasis?
32. What is classification?
33. What are the eight characteristics of life?
34. What are the three domains?
35. What is the difference between a eukaryote & a prokaryote?
36. What is the difference between an autotroph and a heterotroph?
What are the 4 main categories that scientists use to classify organisms into groups?
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41. Who was Carolus Linnaeus AND what did he do?
42. What is taxonomy?
43. What is an organism’s scientific name made up of? (2 levels)
44. What are the rules for writing a scientific name?
45. Which of the following scientific names is written correctly? The genus of a zebra is equus
and species is burchelli?
a. Burhcelli equus
b. Equus burchelli
c. equus burchelli
d. burchelli equus
46. What is the definition of a species?
47. What is a dichotomous key?
48. Why would someone use a dichotomous key?
49. What is a cladogram?
50. Why would someone use a cladogram?
51. List the levels of classification, from largest to smallest.
52. What is the difference between archaebacteria and eubacteria?
53. What is the difference between Plantae and Fungi?
54. What is the difference between Protista and Animalia?
55. Which level of classification has the most members?
56. Which level of classification has the least amount of members?
57. In which level of classification can organisms reproduce with each other?
58. Which kingdom of bacteria is known as “common” bacteria, which can be found virtually
everywhere?
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What is name of each type of leaf?
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61. Which characteristic separates salamanders and lizards on this cladogram?
62. Is the pigeon more closely related to the perch or the chimp?
63. Which traits do the mouse and lizard share?