Scientific names

What is this?
Panthera tigris

• genus and species
• genus
• species
• phylum

Which of the following is an example of a scientific name?

• Moon Jelly

• Jelly fish

• Chrysaora fuscescens

• Cnidarian

The grizzly bear is most related to the

• black bear

• panda bear

• fox

• sea star

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

• class

• species

• family

• kingdom

A wolf's scientific name is Canis rufus. Which genus does it belong to?

• Canis

• rufus

• wolf

• animal

Which of the following is NOT true when comparing scientific names and common names?

• Scientific names vary from place to place.
• Common names vary from place to place.
• Scientific names are in Latin.
• There can be multiple common names for one organism.

Which is the correct way of writing the scientific name for human?

• homosapien

• homo sapien

• Homo sapien

• Homo Sapien

Who first proposed the levels of classification as a way of classifying organisms?

• Carl Linneaus

• Charles Darwin

• Albert Einstein

• Francis Crick

The science of classifying and naming organisms is 

• taxonomy
• grouping
• anatomy
• evolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the most specific (smallest) level of classification?

• family

• domain

• species

• linneaus