Classification Quiz

Which is the largest grouping in the taxonomy?

• family
• kingdom
• species
• phylum

Which of the following is the study of how scientists classify organisms?

• Taxonomy
• Division
• Canis
• Identification

Which of the following is the smallest group in the taxonomy?

• Genus
• Species
• Family
• Kingdom

In the species name Canis lupis, to what level of the taxonomy does the first word refer?

• the organism’s species 
• the organism’s phylum
• the organism’s genus
• the organism’s family

The more classification levels organisms share, the more ------.

• characteristics they have in common.
• specific groups are based.
• characteristics they don’t have in common.
• different they are.  

The animal kingdom can be divided into which two categories?

• vascular, nonvascular
• genus, species 
• vertebrate, invertebrate
• chordate, vertebrate  

Identify the correct order of the taxonomy from largest grouping to most specific grouping.

• Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom
• Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
• Kingdom, species, genus, family, class, order, phylum
• Phylum, family, genus, species, order, kingdom, class  

The scientific name for water bear is Hypsibius dujardini.  What is its genus?

• Hypsibius 
• dujardini
• water 
• tardigrade

The scientific name for water bear is Hypsibius dujardini.  What is its species?

• Hypsibius 
• dujardini
• water 
• tardigrade

How do scientists organize living things?

• by looks
• by shared characteristics
• by size
• by differences