Taxonomy: Classifying Animals

Which of the following sets of animals would be the most closely related?

• Animals in the same order

• Animals in the same genus

• Animals in the same class

• Animals in the same family

Which of the following groups of fungi would be the most closely related?

• Fungi in the same phylum

• Fungi in the same kingdom

• Fungi the same order

• Fungi the same class

The american lobster (Homarus americanus) is most closely related to which of the following organisms

• Cape lobster (Homarinus capensis)

• Common lobster (Homarus gammarus)

• Patagonian lobsterette (Thymops birsteini)

• Scarlett clawed lobster (Nephropsis atlantica)

What is Taxonomy?

• The science of explaining how organisms reproduce

• The science of paying taxes to the government

• The science of organisms based on shared characteristics.

• The science of DNA in all animals.

The most closely related organisms are in the same

• class

• kingdom

• domain

• genus

What is an invertebrate?

• An animal that has fur.

• Animals that are closely related.

• Animals that do not have a backbone.

• Animals in the same species

What is the largest taxonomic category listed below?

• species

• family

• class

• Kingdom

What are the three domains?

• Bacteria, plantae, animalia

• Eukarya, Eubacteria, and Archaea

• Fungi, Plantae, Protista

• Eukaryotes, Prokaryotes, Viruses

Which of the following is a true statement?

• Domain is the largest category, therefore it is the most specific.

• Domain is the smallest category, therefore it has very little organisms in it.

• Domain is the largest category, therefore it is the least specific.

• Domain is the smallest category, therefore it is least specific.

Which of the following taxonomic groups would contain organisms with the greatest amount of genetic similarities?

• Domain

• Kingdom

• Phylum

• Class