Levels of Classification

The two parts of a scientific name are the species name and the ______ name.

• Phylum
• Genus 
• Kingdom
• Order

What are the 7 levels of classification, listed in order from most specific to least specific?

• a.  Kingdom, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species 
• Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species 
• Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom
• Species, genus, order, class, family, phylum, kingdom 

Animalia, Protista and Fungi are the

• Scientific names for organisms 
• Names of kingdoms 
• Levels of classification
• Names of scientists who founded taxonomy

Kim is studying two types of chimpanzees: Pan troglodytes and Pan paniscus. Based on their names, Kim can conclude that the two types of chimpanzees belong to

• Different genera (genera = plural for genus)
• Different species 
• Different kingdoms 
• The same species 

Although clown fish do not have sharp teeth, they are in the same class as sharks because

• They both have scales. 
• They have the same outer color. 
• They have the same body shape (fins, backbone) 
• They both eat the same things. 

What trait best SEPARATES these animals into groups.  

• The color of the animals skin/fur
• Body covering (fur/blubber)
• The gender of the animal (male or female)
• How old the animals are

These birds were all classified together. What explanation best shows the classification for ALL of these birds

• Some birds have long beaks
• Birds use their beaks for survival and gathering food
• some birds have colorful beaks
• some birds have small beaks

A snake, iguana, and a turtle are all grouped together because they share similar characteristics. Which of the following characteristics do they NOT share? 

• smooth, wet skin
• cold blooded 
• lay eggs and dry skin
• vertebrates

Which class is a vertebrate that lives in water and on land in its lifetime?

• mammal 
• reptile
• fish
• amphibian

On the playground, a group of students observed an animal that had an exoskeleton, eight legs, and joints. The animal they observed was

• mammal
• vertebrate
• mollusk
• invertebrate