Levels of Classification

The two parts of a scientific name are the species name and the ______ name.

• Phylum
• Genus 
• Kingdom
• Order

What are the 7 levels of classification, listed in order from most specific to least specific?

• a. Kingdom, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species

• Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

• Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom

• Species, genus, order, class, family, phylum, kingdom

Animalia, Protista and Fungi are the

• Scientific names for organisms 
• Names of kingdoms 
• Levels of classification
• Names of scientists who founded taxonomy

Kim is studying two types of chimpanzees: Pan troglodytes and Pan paniscus. Based on their names, Kim can conclude that the two types of chimpanzees belong to

• Different genera (genera = plural for genus)
• Different species 
• Different kingdoms 
• The same species 

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

The first part of a scientific name is an organism's _______________ and the second part is its ________________.

• species, genus
• phylum, order
• class, spices
• genus, species

A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger. The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it. Which arachnid has the student found?

• Whip Scorpion
• Wind Scorpion
• Daddy long legs
• Scorpion

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The division of organisms into groups or classes based on characteristics is

• taxonomy

• classification

• life science

• biology

The scientific name for the common house cat is Felis domesticus. What is its species name?

• Felis
• house cat
• domesticus
• feline

Which of these is not a plant?

• evergreen
• flower
• wheat 
• mushroom