Science Final Exam Review - Classification

The division of organisms into groups or classes based on characteristics is _____.

• taxonomy

• classification

• life science

• biology

The science of describing, classifying, and naming organisms is ______.

• taxonomy

• classification

• life science

• organization

Carolus Linnaeus is known for _____.

• founding the science of taxonomy

• discovering retractable claws

• identifying the characteristics of rare species

• discovering Tyrannosaurus rex

The eight levels of classification, from general to specific, are _______.

• domain, kingdom, class, order, phylum, family, genus, species

• domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, genus, species

• domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

• domain, kingdom, class, phylum, order, family, genus, species

For hundreds of years, people thought all living things belonged to one of two groups. What were the two groups?

• living and nonliving

• animals and flowers

• animals and plants

• microscopic and non-microscopic

What can you find out by working through a dichotomous key in order?

• the identity of an organism

• how long slime mold can live

• when a species first appeared on Earth

• how many birds migrate north to south in winter

The scientific name of an organism comes from its ____.

• kingdom and phylum

• class and genus

• kingdom, phylum, and class

• genus and specific name

The scientific name for the common house cat is Felis domesticus. What is its specific name?

• Felis

• domesticus

• house cat

• feline

What is the relationship between Lathyrus palustris and Angelica palustris?

• They both belong to the same genus but they are different species.

• They both belong to the same species but different genus.

• They are both different species and different genera.

• They both belong to the same species and the same genus.

What would scientists do if they discovered organisms that could not fit into any of the four kingdoms of the domain Eukarya?

• destroy the newly discovered organisms

• change the newly discovered organisms so they will fit one of the four kingdoms

• create new kingdoms

• leave the newly discovered organisms alone