Classifying Life

Organizing rocks according to their similarities is an example of the process of ___.

• classification

• binomial nomenclature

• domain

• species

___ is the scientific study of how organisms are classified and named.

• taxonomy

• binomonial nomenclature

• Carolus Linneaus

• kingdom

Only the ___ word in an organism's complete scientific name has its first letter capitalized.

• first

• second

• third

• fourth

The levels of classification of organisms in order are: domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. The broadest, least specific level is ___.

• domain

• class

• family

• species

To identify an unfamiliar organism, you could use a field guide and a(n) ___.

• diary

• taxonomic key

• Carolus Linneaus

• kingdom

In Linneaus's classification system, the smallest group was the genus.

• true

• false

As you move down the levels of classification, from domain to species, the number of organisms in each group decreases.

• true

• false

Organisms in the same family are less closely related than organisms in the same order.

• true

• false

Linneaus classified organisms according to similarities in observable features.

• true

• false

Felis concolor can mate with Felis domesticus to produce fertile offspring.

• true

• false