Intro to Classification

Multiple Choice

The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.

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

Multiple Choice

The correct order of classification from the BROADEST group to the most narrow is:

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

Multiple Choice

Biologist are continually looking at the variety of life on Earth and trying to determine the best way to group it based on different characteristics. Recently, biologists have divided all life into three main groups, called domains. What are the three domains?

• plants, animals, bacteria

• prokaryotic, eukaryotic, viral

• Bacteria, Achaea, Eukarya

• biotic, abiotic, viral

Multiple Choice

What are the three criteria used for classifying the 6 kingdoms?

• Cell type

• Number of Cells

• Mode of Feeding

• Habitat

Multiple Choice

What is the classification of the Common Pond Amoeba?

• Eukaryota

• Protista

• Amoebidae

• Amoeba proteus

Multiple Choice

The Linnaean taxonomic system classifies organisms into divisions called taxa . At which of these levels indicates the closest relationship?

• Kingdom

• Family

• Order

• Genus

Fill in the Blank

Analyze the following illustration: To which hierarchical level and name were you can find wolves, leopards, spectacle bears, pandas, grizzly bears, polar bears, and black bears?

Multiple Choice

The rules for naming an organism are:

• Capitalize Genus, lowercase species, underline or italicize entire word
• Capitalize both Genus and species, underline or italicize the entire word
• write it how ever you want
• Capitalize Genus, lowercase species, make the entire word in bold print

Multiple Choice

What can the comparison of homologous structures in different organisms tell us?

• How the organisms are adapted to their environments

• The age of the organisms

• The evolutionary relationships between the organisms

• The population size of the organisms

Drag and Drop

Put the levels of taxonomic organization in order from largest to smallest:

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Order Family Genus ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Species