5-8:StudentTaxonomy notes

Multiple Choice

What is taxonomy?

• A way to classify organisms into groups based on shared characteristics

• A method for measuring animal speed

• A process for growing plants

• A technique for drawing animals

Multiple Choice

Which taxonomic level includes organisms that have closer similarities and common ancestry?

• Class

• Order

• Family

• Genus

Multiple Select

Select all the correct statements about the order Lagomorpha.

• It includes hares and rabbits.

• It is an example of a class.

• It includes Ochotonidae (pikas).

• It is a family of rabbits and hares.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes binomial nomenclature?

• A system for naming organisms using two-word scientific names

• A classification system based on genetic relationships

• A method for grouping organisms by physical features

• A way to organize animals by habitat

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes taxonomy?

• A way to classify organisms into groups based on shared characteristics

• A process of observing animal behavior in the wild

• A method for measuring the size of organisms

• A technique for growing plants in a laboratory

Multiple Choice

Arrange the following taxonomic levels from most general to most specific: genus, domain, species, family.

• domain, family, genus, species

• domain, genus, family, species

• genus, domain, family, species

• family, genus, domain, species

Multiple Select

Which of the following are considered major kingdoms in biological classification?

• Plantae

• Fungi

• Animalia

• Eubacteria

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a class in biological classification?

• Lepus

• Leporidae

• Lagomorpha

• Mammalia

Multiple Choice

Which of the following correctly lists the taxonomic ranks in order from most general to most specific?

• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain

• Kingdom, Domain, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Domain, Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Multiple Choice

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, _______

• Family 
• Order
• Genus 
• Species