Classification/Taxonomy

Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?

• organisms that share a domain
• organisms that share a family 
• organisms that share a genus 
• organisms that share a species 

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

• class and family name
• genus and species name
• domain and kingdom name
• kingdom and phylum name

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

Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:

• dichotmous key
• binomial nomenclature
• 2 scientific names
• binomial key

Organisms are the same ___________ when they can have offspring, then those have more offspring.

• Class
• Family
• Species
• Phylum

Which organisms are closely related? 

• American badger and leopard
• coyote and gray wolf
• european otter and leopard
• coyote and american badger

Which organisms are most closely related?

• Equus caballas (Horse) & Equus burchellii (Zebra)

• Cyanea artica (Jellyfish) &

  Ctenodiscus crispatus (Mud Starfish)

• Naja naja (cobra) & Glycine max (soya bean)

• Ophiocomina nigra (black brittle star) & Brassica nigra (black mustard)

An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?

• Class Insecta
• Order Amblygygi
• Order Araneae
• Order Scorpiones

Which organism in the chart is most distantly related from the other organisms?

• Organism "A"
• Organism "B"
• Organism "C"
• Organism "D"

The closer animals are, the more _________ they share.

• Levels of taxonomy
• Adaptations
• Food
• Scientific names