Introduction to Classification

Question 1

Which statements describe why organisms are classified? Check all that apply.Classification shows how closely related organisms are to each other.Classification makes it easier to identify the color of an organism.Classification allows for better identification of new organisms.Classification shows the offspring of two parents.Classification makes organisms easier to study.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: Classification shows how closely related organisms are to each other.; C: Classification allows for better identification of new organisms.; E: Classification makes organisms easier to study.

Question 2

Which statement describes the work of Aristotle and Linnaeus?

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B: Aristotle’s and Linnaeus’s classification systems both divided all life into two groups: plant and animal.

Question 3

Whittaker proposed a new system of classification in the late 1960s. What was different about his system?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: It contained five kingdoms instead of two.

Question 4

Which statements describe the modern system of classification? Check all that apply.The system contains two domains.The system contains three domains.The system contains six domains.The system contains two kingdoms.The system contains five kingdoms.The system contains six kingdoms.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: The system contains three domains.; F: The system contains six kingdoms.

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