Classfication

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

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

• Carolus Linnaeus
• Carl's Jr.
• Charles Darwin
• Henry Groseclose

What is a dichotomous key used for in science?

• To organize biomes
• Identify organisms
• Identify bacteria only
• None of these

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

What is the study of classification called?

• Taxonomy
• Geology
• Anatomy
• Geometry

True or False: Carolus Linnaeus was the first person to introduce the idea of classification.

• True
• False

What are the three domains?

• Green, Blue, Red
• Autotrophic, Heterotrophic, Both
• Archea, Eukarya, Bacteria
• Marine Organism, Land Organism, or Both

What is the most specific level of classification?

• Family
• Domain
• Species
• Carolus Linnaeus

Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:

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

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