Classification

The science of naming and classifying organisms is called

• taxonomy
• generalization
• biology

• life science

What is the most general level of classification?

• kingdom
• species
• genus
• phylum

What level comes immediately after "order" in the classification levels?

• family
• genus
• phylum
• class

What levels are used to create a scientific name?

• genus and species
• kingdom and phylum
• class and order
• class and family

What is the proper way to write a scientific name?

• capitalize the first letter of the genus and underline or italicize the entire name
• capital letters for all letters and underline or italicize the name
• capital letters for the first letter of the genus and species and underline or italicize the entire name
• lower case letters for all letters and underline or italicize the entire name

Who is the scientist responsible for the first and only used classification levels?

• Linnaeus
• Washington
• Smith
• George

What is classification necessary?

• to organize all the organisms that live on earth
• it is something for scientists to do
• we don't classify organisms because it is too much work

Each classification level is called a

• taxon
• group

• l

Which Kingdom has organisms that are prokaryotic, unicellular, and live in extreme environments like extreme temperature and salt?

• Archaebacteria
• Eubacteria
• Protista
• Fungi

Which Kingdom contains organisms that are multicellular, autotrophs, and have cell walls?

• plants
• animals
• fungi
• eubacteria