Lesson 2: Basic Taxonomic Concepts

Open Ended

Imagine you had to sort all of the living things on Earth into groups. How would you sort them?

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Multiple Choice

Who is this father of Taxonomy?

• Carolus Linnaeus

• Charles Robert Darwin

• Gregor Johann Mendel

• Thomas Malthus

Multiple Choice

What do you call the system of how living things are classified?

• Linnaean System

• Phylogenetic Tree of Life

• Taxonomic Levels

Multiple Choice

Which taxon among the following is different among humans and chimpanzees?

• species

• order

• class

• family

Multiple Choice

Which of the taxon given below is common for a blue whale and a snake?

• phylum

• genus

• species

• class

What are the 8 levels of classification of
living things from most general to most
specific?

Multiple Choice

Which binomial nomenclature is written correctly?

• Marmota monax

• Marmota Monax

• marmota monax

• marmota Monax

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What is the genus name here: Canis lupus

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What language is used to create scientific names?

Why do scientists need a way to sort, or
classify, living things? What method do
they use to do this?