Naming living things
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Test yourself first: 3 questions
Question 1 of 3
Scientists organize living things into groups based on shared characteristics through:
Answer: A. Classification (taxonomy) groups organisms by shared traits.
Question 2 of 3
Beginning at Kingdom, which is the correct order from broadest to narrowest?
Answer: A. Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. Modern classification adds Domain above Kingdom as the broadest level of all, so the full sequence is Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. Use any sentence whose initials match — inventing your own makes it stick.
Question 3 of 3
One of the broadest groups used to classify living things is the:
Answer: B. Kingdom is one of the broadest levels in biological classification (e.g., animal, plant).
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