Classification & Taxonomy

Question 1

—— is the biggest group, where all living things are included in one big category, likes animals and plants

Answer 1

Kingdom

Question 2

The ——– is a more specific category, where in the animal kingdom we separate those with backbones.

Answer 2

Phylum

Question 3

The ——– is a smaller group, where for example, within animals with backbones, you can have mammals.

Answer 3

Class

Question 4

The largest group that divides all life on Earth into three big groups – bacteria, archaea (ancient life forms), and eukarya (plants, animals, fungi, and more complex cells).

Answer 4

Domain

Question 5

Within each class, animals are grouped even more, based on how similar they are in specific ways, for example cats and dogs belong to ——-.

Answer 5

Order

Question 6

Here, the group gets even smaller. Cats, lions, and tigers all belong to the same family ( Felidae) because they are similar.

Answer 6

Family

Question 7

This is like the grouping of animals that are even more closely related. For example, all types of lions and tigers in the genus.

Answer 7

Genus:

Question 8

This is the most specific group. It’s Like your favorite education figure, like your one special superhero. For example a lion is a species in the panthera leo

Answer 8

Species