Classification 1

Who organized living things by creating binomial nomenclature?

• Carolus Linnaeus
• Robert Hooke
• Anton van Leeuwenhoek
• James Watson

How do scientists organize living things?

• by looks
• by shared characteristics
• by size
• by differences

What is the science of organizing, classifying and naming living things.

• taxonomy
• taxadermy
• taxicab
• toxicology

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

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

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

What is the most specific level of classification?

• Family
• Domain
• Species
• Carolus Linnaeus

In the 8 levels of classification which level is the broadest category? 

• Kingdom
• Family
• Species
• Domain

Things that are classified together ___________.

• are not related to each other.
• share a similar evolutionary history.
• are larger organisms.
• have a different evolutionary history

Why do scientists classify living things?

• to help keep information about organisms
• to make it easy to find information about an unknown species
• to communicate clearly with other scientists about organisms
• all of the above

The binomial (2-part naming) system of classificiation was developed by a scientist named

• Darwin
• Hooke
• Linnaeus
• Mendel