Classification

Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:

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

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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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

• Carolus Linnaeus
• Aristotle
• Charles Darwin
• Henry Groseclose

What is the most specific level of classification?

• Family
• Domain
• Species
• Carolus Linnaeus

If you want to study how to how organisms are named and classified, you would study

• Taxonomy

• Zoology

• Anatomy

• Classification

The Baltimore Oriole has the scientific name: Icterus galbula. What taxonomic level is represented by Icterus?

• Genus

• Phylum

• Species

• Class

If you were using Linnaeus' classification scheme, you would classify the bald eagle based on

• its location in the air.

• presence of feathers and wings.

• its location in air and land.

• its diet.

Identify the correct order of the taxonomy from largest grouping to most specific grouping.

• Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom
• Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
• Kingdom, species, genus, family, class, order, phylum
• Phylum, family, genus, species, order, kingdom, class  

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that all organisms share?

• All organisms digest, absorb, and
  eliminate.
• All organisms must produce food.
• All organisms respond to stimuli. 
• All organisms reproduce.

Studying the life of a hedgehog, you would be studying

• zoology

• anatomy

• physiology

• taxonomy

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1