1. Which of the following levels of classification contains the greatest number of organisms?
kingdom
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2. All organisms have two scientific names. What classification levels do these names identify?
genus and species
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3. What is the smallest level of classification - where the organisms can mate with each other and where the offspring can also mate and produce offspring?
species
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4. The science of identifying and classifying organisms into groups based on shared characteristics is called
taxonomy
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5. The scientist that created the modern classification system is...
Carolus Linnaeus
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6. An organism’s species name is domesticus. Its genus name is Felix. What is the scientific name of the organism?
Felix domesticus
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7. List the 7 classification categories in order from the largest, most general group to the smallest, most specific group.
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
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8. Organisms in the animal, plant, protista and fungi kingdoms are all part of which domain?
Eukaryota
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9. Organisms found in this kingdom are known as decomposers; they are different from plants because they do not perform photosynthesis.
Fungi
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10. This type of bacteria has existed on Earth at least 3 billion years and is considered an “ancient” type of life.