Practice with Taxonomy and Classification

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1. Kingdoms – give an example of each

	Animalia	Plantae	Fungi	Eubacteria	Archaea	Protists
Examples

2. Into what kingdom would each of the following be classified:

Unicellular prokaryotes that live in dust. _______________________
Unicellular eukaryotes that line in pond water. _____________________
Multicellular eukaryotes that live all over the planet and consume food. ______________________
Unicellular prokaryotes that live in volcanic ash. __________________________
Multicellular eukaryotes that have cell walls and are heterotrophic. _______________________
Multicellular eukaryotes that have cell walls and are autotrophic. ________________________

3. Organisms that belong to the same class must belong to the same: (check) _____Order ______Phylum _______Kingdom _______Family

4. Fill in the blanks: Kingdom → ______________________ → Class → _________________________ → _____________________________ Genus → _________________________

5. In each pair, circle the one that you would expect to find the most individual species:

Kingdom & Genus
Phylum & Kingdom
Class & Family
Order & Phylum
Genus & Order
Phylum & Class
Order & Class
Genus & Species

Use the chart to answer the next questions.
Scientific Name	Common Name
Panthera onca Panthera pardus Felis lybica Panthera leo Felis catus Canis lupus Panthera tigris	Jaguar Leopard African Wild Cat Lion House cat Wolf Tiger

6. Which three animals is the tiger most closely related to? ____________________________________________________

7. Would you expect an animal with the name Rania onca to look similar to a mountain lion? _______ Why or why not? _________________________________

8. Which animal is the house cat closest to? ________________