Taxonomic Key

The science of classifying objects

• Taxonomy
• Classificthesaurus
• Genetics
• Biology

The Baltomore Oriole has the scientific name: Icterus galbula. What taxonomic levels do the scientific name include? 

• Genus and species
• Phylum and genus
• Kingdom and phylum
• Class and species

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

Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:

• dichotmous key
• binomial nomenclature
• 2 scientific names
• binomial key

An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?

• Class Insecta
• Order Amblygygi
• Order Araneae
• Order Scorpiones

A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?

• Juniper
• Pine
• Spruce
• Fir

Which of the following organisms are MOST closely related?

• organisms that share a domain
• organisms that share a family 
• organisms that share a genus 
• organisms that share an order  

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Which of the following is not true when comparing scientific and common names?

• Scientific names vary from place to place.
• Common names can vary from place to place.
• Scientific names are written in Latin.
• Common names can inaccurately describe the organism and be confusing.

Which organism in the table shown is most closely related to the common dolphin?

• human
• killer whale
• giant kelp
• bat star

Which organism in the table is least closely related to the chimpanzee?

• human
• grey wolf
• tiger snake
• monarch butterfly