Name
Date
Classifying Life
Class
Ch. 10, Lesson 2
Understanding Main Ideas
Use your notes or Read Ch. 10, Lesson 2 to help you answer the following questions.
1. Describe the contributions to modern classification made by Carolus Linnaeus. binomial nomenclature
2. List the 8 taxa (levels) of the modern system of classification in order from largest to smallest number of
organisms.
Building Vocabulary
Match each term with its definition by writing the letter of the correct definition in the
right column on the line beside the term in the left column.
3. ___ classification
a. naming system developed by Linnaeus
4. ___ binomial nomenclature
b. process of grouping things based on their similarities
5. ___ genus
c. a group of organisms that can mate and produce
offspring that can also mate and reproduce
6. ___ taxonomy
d. first word in an organism’s scientific name
7. ___ taxonomic key
e. the scientific study of how things are classified
8. ___ species
f.
a set of paired statements describing the characteristics of an
organism. Used to help identify the organism
Name
Date
Class
Domains and Kingdoms- Ch. 10, Lesson 3
Understanding Main Ideas
After reading Ch. 10, Lesson 3, identify the three domains of classification. Give two characteristics
of each domain.
1. __________________________________________________________________________________
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2. __________________________________________________________________________________
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3. __________________________________________________________________________________
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Building Vocabulary
Write a definition for each of these terms on the lines below.
9. nucleus
10. prokaryote
11. eukaryote