Taxonomy

Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?

• organisms that share a domain
• organisms that share a family 
• organisms that share a genus 
• organisms that share a species 

Which 2 organisms have the fewest characteristics in common?

• 2 organisms in the same kingdom
• 2 organisms in the same genus
• 2 organisms in the same species
• 2 organisms in the same family

Fill-in-the-blank:
Domain--Kingdom--Phylum--____________

• Order
• Family
• Class
• Species

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

• class
• species
• family
• kingdom

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

• species
• phylum
• genus
• domain

The method of naming organisms by using two names is known as

• binomial nomenclature
• dinomial menoclature
• dichotomous naming
• the scientific method

The 8 levels of classification, from most broad to most specific, are

• 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

All the animals to the right of the hagfish would have the common characteristic of -

• Fur
• Claws or nails
• Lungs
• Jaws

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

According to this cladogram, birds are LEAST related to -

• Amphibians
• Sharks
• Ray Finned Fish
• Crocodiles

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

Which trait do only humans have, according to the cladogram?

• jaws
• mammary glands & hair
• terrestrial during all life stages
• opposable thumbs

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2