Classification and taxa

Which taxon includes the most specific characteristics (and the fewest organisms)?

• Kingdom
• Class
• Genus
• species

Which taxon includes the broadest, most general characteristics (and the most organisms)?

• Kingdom
• Phylum
• Family
• species

Which taxon includes more species?

• Family
• Class
• Order
• Genus

If two organisms belong to the same family, what other taxonomic groups do the organisms have in common?

• Kingdom & Phylum
• Kingdom, Phylum & Class
• Kingdom, Phylum, Class & Order
• All of them

Use your chart:
Which two organisms in the chart are most closely related?

• Green Frog and Mountain Lion
• Mountain Lion and Domestic Dog
• Domestic Dog and Human
• Green Frog and Human

Use your chart:
To which taxa do all four  organisms belong?

• Kingdom only
• Kingdom & Phylum
• Kingdom, Phylum & Class
• None

Use your chart:
Which organism in the chart is related to the Rana temporaria and WHY?

• Human, because they are temporary
• Mountain Lion, because they run.
• Green Frog, because they share the same Genus
• Domestic Dog, because they share the same species

Which two taxa do we use to give the scientific name (binomial nomenclature)?

• Kingdom and phylum
• Genus and species
• Order and family
• Kingdom and species

Use your chart:
What is the CORRECT scientific name for a human?

• Animalia Chordata
• Hominidae homo
• Homo Sapien
• Homo sapiens

Use your chart:
What is the Family of the Mountain Lion?

• Mammalia
• Carnivora
• Felidae
• Felis