Which of the following pairs is MOST closely related?
a) dog & tapeworm
b) tapeworm & bacteria
c) mushroom & tree
d) amoeba & bacteria
dog & tapeworm
Organisms in the Kingdom Animalia are _____________ ___ _____________.
multicellular and heterotrophic
Which group would contain the largest number of organisms?
a) class
b) order
c) phylum
d) family
phylum
A scientific name contains information about its _____ ___ _______.
genus and species
What do plants and animals have in common?
both are eukaryotic
The current classification system was devised by ________.
Linnaeus
Instead of phylum, plants use which category?
division
If two organisms are in the same phylum, the must also be in the same _______.
kingdom (domain)
Which kingdom contains "extreme halophiles"?
archaebacteria
A dichotomus key is used to ________ __ ________.
identify an organism