GCSE Classification

What is the correct order of classification groups?

• Kingdom --> Genus --> Class --> order --> Family --> Phylum --> species

• Family --> Phylum --> species --> order --> kingdom --> genus --> class

• Kingdom --> phylum --> class --> order --> family --> genus --> species

What is a problem that could result from patients not finishing a course of antibiotics?

• Antibiotic resistance increases in bacteria

• Antibiotic resistance increases in viruses

• Antibiotic resistance increases in humans

What effect do mutations have on variation?

• they decrease it

• They increase it

• There is no effect

What is one advantage of asexual reproduction?

• There is variation in the offspring

• the offspring are more likely to survive a change in environment

• It requires only one parent.

Why is classification important in biology?

• To group similar organisms based on their characteristics

• To allow scientists to sub divide organisms based purely in their ideas

• To give biologists something to study

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which two parts are included in a binomial name

• order and genus

• genus and species

• kingdom and phylum

• phylum and class

Which of the following categories is highest in the hierarchy?

• Class

• Order

• Species

• Family

Which of the following categories is lowest in the hierarchy?

• Phylum

• genus

• order

• class

Cervus camelopardalis is a giraffe. What is its species name

• camelopardalis

• Cervus

• giraffe

• Cc

Gerbera jamesonii is a type of flower. What is its genus?

• jamesonii

• Gerbera

• daisy

• flower