MA #8: Introduction to Classification

What is taxonomy?

• the scientific study of how living things are classified
• the name of Linneaus' classification system
• the process used by geologists to classify rocks
• the process of observing an organism's behavior

Scientists use seven major classification levels to group and name organisms. Which level is the broadest (most general) classification level listed below?

• species
• kingdom
• family
• class

The binomial system of classificiation was developed by a scientist named

• Darwin
• Hooke
• Linnaeus
• Mendel

What is binomial nomenclature?

• classifying organisms into seven levels
• grouping animals based off of how they move
• a naming system in which each organism is given a two-part name
• the process of picking which kingdom an animal belongs to

An organism's scientific name consists of 

• its class name and family name
• its kingdom name and phylum name
• its genus name and its species name
• its phylum name and its species name

A cat's scientific is Felix domesticus. Which genus does it belong to?

• cat
• binomial nomenclature
• Felix
• domesticus

Every protist has cells that contain a nucleus. What is the name for this type of cell?

• eukaryotic
• prokaryotic
• unicellular
• enucleated

In printed scientific names, only the ________ is capitalized.

• family
• class
• species
• genus

Which of the following is NOT a domain under which organisms are classified?

• Protist
• Eukaryo
• Archaea
• Bacteria

Why do scientists classify living things?

• to help keep information about organisms
• to make it easy to find information about an unknown species
• to communicate clearly with other scientists about organisms
• all of the above