Biological Organisms Classification Quiz
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Highest taxonomic rank, dividing life into three groups
A. family
B. eukarya
C. kingdom
D. plantae
E. domain
Group of closely related organisms within an order
A. species
B. kingdom
C. family
D. eukarya
E. plantae
Science of defining and naming groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics
A. eukarya
B. plantae
C. taxonomy
D. family
E. kingdom
The rank immediately below or within taxonomic ranks to provide further distinctions
A. plantae
B. family
C. kingdom
D. eukarya
E. suborder
Organisms that are typically mobile and consume organic material
A. family
B. plantae
C. animalia
D. kingdom
E. eukarya
Organisms whose cells have a nucleus enclosed within membranes
A. kingdom
B. species
C. family
D. plantae
E. eukarya
Use of DNA and genetic data to inform classifications and evolutionary relationships
A. eukarya
B. genetic taxonomy
C. kingdom
D. plantae
E. family
Group of organisms sharing key structural and evolutionary traits
A. kingdom
B. family
C. plantae
D. eukarya
E. species
Category of organisms based on major structural similarities and evolutionary history
A. eukarya
B. family
C. plantae
D. kingdom
E. phylum
Organisms that carry out photosynthesis
A. eukarya
B. family
C. kingdom
D. plantae
E. species
Category within a class, grouping organisms with similar features
A. plantae
B. eukarya
C. family
D. kingdom
E. order
Group within a family, consisting of species with common attributes
A. kingdom
B. plantae
C. genus
D. eukarya
E. family
Most specific rank in taxonomy, a group of interbreeding organisms
A. plantae
B. family
C. kingdom
D. eukarya
E. species
Division of organisms in a phylum, noted for common characteristics
A. class
B. kingdom
C. family
D. plantae
E. eukarya
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