8th Grade Science

Classification
and Taxonomy
Review
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The science of
organizing and
naming organisms
based on
characteristics.

A: Astronomy B: Taxonomy

C: Geology D: Forensics
B. Taxonomy
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The arrangement of animals
and plants into groups
according to their similarities.

A: Astronomy B: Taxonomy

C: Classification D: Forensics
C. Classification
*Domain (Has the MOST species)
*Kingdom #3
*Phylum These are the
*Class ________ in
*Order the taxonomy
*Family system.
*Genus
*Species (Has the LEAST organisms)

A: levels of classification B: kingdoms

C: different species D: None of these

A. Levels of
classification
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*Archaea
*Bacteria
*Eukaryota
These groups are the
three _______ of life.

*These groups contain the

most organisms in Taxonomy

A: Orders B: Domains

C: Classes D: Phylums
B. Domains
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*Archaebacteria (Prokaryotic)
*Eubacteria
*Protista (Eukaryotic)
*Fungi
*Plantae
*Animalia

These are the six _________ of living things.

A: Kingdoms B: Species

C: Orders D: Families
A. Kingdoms
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Domains Kingdoms Characteristics
Archaea Archaeabacteria Prokaryotic, extreme
environments, asexual
reproduction
Bacteria Eubacteria Prokaryotic, most abundant,
sexual reproduction
Eukarya Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Prokaryotic, multicellular,
Animalia asexual or sexual reproduction

*In this chart, which domain includes multicellular organisms?

A: Archaea B: Eukarya
B. Eukarya
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Domains Kingdoms Characteristics
Archaea Archaeabacteria Prokaryotic, extreme
environments, asexual
reproduction
Bacteria Eubacteria Prokaryotic, not extreme
env., sexual reproduction
Eukarya Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Prokaryotic, multicellular,
Animalia asexual or sexual reproduction

*In this chart, what is the main difference between

Bacteria and Archaea?

Archaea can live in Archaea is Prokaryotic

A: extreme environments. B: and bacteria is
Bacteria cannot Eukaryotic
A. Archaea can live in
extreme environments.
Bacteria cannot
 Eukaryotic cells #8
(both cells have a nucleus and cell membrane)
Why do
organisms like
yeast and
humans have
some genes in
Yeast cell Human cell common?

They both are autotrophs

A: B: They are both bacteria
(make their own food)

They are both from the

C: domain Eukarya D: All of these
(Eukaryotic)
C. They are both from
the domain Eukarya
(Eukaryotic)
Kingdoms Are Grouped By
Cell Type Ability to Number of
#9
make food cells in their How are the
body
6 Kingdoms
Prokaryote Autotroph Unicellular
or or or grouped?
Eukaryote Heterotroph Multicellular

A: Cell type B: Ability to make food

C: Number of cells in D: All of these

their body
D. All of these
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Cells with no nucleus or cell
membrane.

*This includes organisms in the

Archaea and Bacteria domains.

A: Prokaryote B: Eukarote

C: Animaia D: None of these

A. Prokaryote
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Cells with a nucleus, cell
membrane,
and organelles.

*This includes organisms

in the Eukarya domain.

A: Prokaryote B: Eukarote

C: Animaia D: None of these

B. Eukaryote
 #12
Which of the 6
Kingdoms
contain
prokaryotic
Prokayotes
cells?

A: Archaebacteria B: Eubacteria

C: Fungi D: Plantae
A. Archaebacteria
B. Eubacteria
 #13
*Single celled organisms
are considered to be
______________.

*Include organisms in
Archaea and Bacteria
domains.
A: Unicellular B: Multicellular

C: Eukaryotic D: None of these

A. Unicellular
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Organisms with many
cells are considered to
be ____________.

*Include organisms in
Eukayra domain.

A: Unicellular B: Multicellular

C: Fungi D: Plantae
B. Multicellular
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Organisms within the SAME species can
_________ and produce fertile offspring.

A: fly B: reproduce

C: hibernate D: None of these

B. reproduce
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Genus Species A two word naming
system for scientific
names of species is
called
________ _______.

A: trinomial pentameter B: binomial nomenclature

C: trinomial nomenclature D: None of these

B. binomial nomenclature
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Genus species
(capitalized) (lower case)

This is the correct way of writing the

scientific name of a/an _________.

A: organism B: order

C: species D: None of these

A. organism
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A __________ is used to
identify an organism by
giving a series of choices
that lead to the name.

A: table of contents B: dichotomous key

C: punnet square D: None of these

B. Dichotomous key
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Using the dichotomous key, identify the name of Bird X

A: Certhidea B: Platyspiza

C: Geospiza D: Camarhynchus
B. Platyspiza
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Using the dichotomous key, identify the name of Bird Z

A: Certhidea B: Platyspiza

C: Geospiza D: Camarhynchus
D. Camarhynchus
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LION DEER WOLF
Kingdom Animalia Animalia Animalia
Phylum Chordata Chordata Chordata
Class Mammalia Mammalia Mammalia
Order Carnivora Artiodactyla Carnivora
Family Felidae Cervidae canidae
Genus Panthera Odocoileus Canis
Species Leo Virginianus Lupus

The wolf and the deer belong to the same

_________, but to a different________.

A: class, phylum B: class, order

B. class, order
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*Since plants and animals cannot obtain nitrogen

directly from the atmosphere, how do they get nitrogen?

A: Special bacteria that fix B: By the process of

nitrogen to plants, and photosynthesis and
animals eating plants respiration.
A. Special bacteria
that fix nitrogen to
plants, and animals
eating plants
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*When fossil fuels are burned, a great amount of

carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere.
How can people reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in
the atmosphere?

A: By requiring filters on B: By reducing the price

factories and cars that on coal and other
emit carbon dioxide. fossil fuels.
A. By requiring filters
on factories and cars
that emit carbon
dioxide.
 #24
Nitrogen Cycle Video

Carbon Cycle Video

 #25

Do horseshoe crabs and flies belong to the same phylum?

A: True B: False
A. True
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Which are most closely related?

A: Crayfish and B: Centipedes and

scorpions millipedes
B. Centipedes and
millipedes
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