CLASSIFICATION UNIT TEST REVIEW

A wolf's scientific name is Canis rufus. Which genus does it belong to?

• Canis
• rufus
• wolf
• animal

Which of the following is an example of binomial nomenclature?

• Moon Jelly
• Jelly fish
• Chrysaora fuscescens
• Cnidarian

The taxon (group) with the largest amount of organisms grouped together is

• species
• phylum
• genus
• domain

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

• Scientific names vary from place to place.
• Common names vary from place to place.
• Scientific names are in Latin.
• There can be multiple common names for one organism.

The science of classifying and naming organisms is ______________.

• evolution
• taxonomy
• grouping
• scientific names

Smallest taxonomic group with many similar characteristics...

• domain
• kingdom
• species
• class

If two organisms are in the same phylum, they must also be in the same

• class
• species
• family
• kingdom

The 7 levels of classification, from most broad to most specific are ...

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

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

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

Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?

• Carolus Linnaeus
• Aristotle
• Charles Darwin
• Louis Pasteur