Cell Organelles and Binomial Nomenclature

What is classification?

• organizing things into groups according to shared characteristics

• making a list of organisms

• the process of identifying different types of animals

• the study of animals

Which organisms are closely related?

• Equus ceballas (horse) & Equus burchellii (zebra)

• Cyanea artica (jellyfish) & Asterias rubens (sea star)

• Naja naja (cobra) & Crotalus atrox (rattlesnake)

• Alligator mississippiensis (alligator) & Crocodylus porosus (crocodile)

The method of naming organisms by using two names is known as

• binomial nomenclature

• dinomial menoclature

• dichotomous naming

• the scientific method

Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?

• Carlus Linneaus

• Charles Darwin

• Albert Einstein

• Francis Crick

The science of classifying and naming organisms is 

• taxonomy

• grouping

• anatomy

• evolution

Canis, in the scientific name Canis Lupus, is known as the...

• Genus 

• 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

Organisms are the same ___________ when they can have fertile offspring.

• Class

• Family

• Species

• Phylum

Process of grouping things based on their similarities

• taxonomy

• classification

• binomial nomenclature

• taxonomic key

What would be the most correct binomial nomenclature for the grizzly bear?

• Carnivora ursidae

• Ursus Horriblis

• Horriblis Ursus

• Ursus horriblis