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Grade 11 Classification & Taxonomy Worksheet with Answers

Grade 11 (US) · Year 12 (UK) · Class 11 (India) · Biology

Unit 3: EvolutionClassificationNGSS HS-LS4-1

Domains, kingdoms and scientific names, and how organisms are classified. This free high school worksheet has 10 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Classification & Taxonomy

Grade 11 · Biology

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Learning goal: Classification · NGSS HS-LS4-1

Directions: Read each question carefully. Circle the correct choice or write your answer on the line.

RememberClassifying living things

KingdomPhylumClassOrderFamilyGenusSpeciesBroad → specific.King Philip Came OverFor Good SoupScientific name = Genus speciesHomo sapiens
  1. 1

    Which kingdom includes mushrooms?

  2. 2

    What are the three domains of life?

  3. 3

    In 'Homo sapiens', which word is the genus?

  4. 4

    Put in order from broadest to most specific: species, kingdom, genus, family

  5. 5

    Why do scientists use DNA to classify organisms?

  6. 6

    What is a dichotomous key?

  7. 7

    Which is the broadest level: domain, genus or species?

    DomainGenusSpecies
  8. 8

    Who created the two-name naming system for living things?

  9. 9

    What is the two-part scientific name called?

  10. 10

    Are prokaryotes cells with or without a nucleus?

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

Why does a spinning ice skater spin faster when she pulls her arms in?

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  1. 1.Fungi
  2. 2.Bacteria, Archaea and Eukarya
  3. 3.Homo
  4. 4.kingdom, family, genus, species
  5. 5.it shows how closely species are related
  6. 6.a tool that identifies organisms through a series of two-choice steps
  7. 7.domain
  8. 8.Carl Linnaeus
  9. 9.binomial nomenclature
  10. 10.without a nucleus
  11. ★conservation of angular momentum (challenge corner)

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