Animal Science Chapter 2 Animal Classification

Within species of animals there are many distinguishing characteristics.

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Plants, animals and other organisms are classified or grouped together according to characteristics they have in common.

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• false

Latin was used originally for scientific names and is still used today.

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Binomial means two _________. Nomenclature means the act of giving a _________.

• names, name
• species, name
• genus, name
• none of these

A scientific system of classification allows the exact _________ of an animal to be recognized anywhere in the world.

• identity
• dna
• color
• all of these

There were originally 2 kingdoms for all living things; now there are 4.

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Animals with backbones belong to the subphylum Vertebrata and include the animals generally found on farms and ranches.

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The class Mammalia contains 18 different orders including Primates, which includes humans.

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• false

The common characteristics of animals in the suborder Ruminantia are that they have two toes, multi-compartment stomachs and have feathers.

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• false

Families are broken down into Orders; each Order is broken down into Genus and species.

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• false