Taxonomy

The science of classifying and naming organisms is ______________.

• evolution
• taxonomy
• grouping
• scientific names

The term given to describe the 2-name, naming system is:

• dichotmous key

• binomial key

• 2 scientific names

• binomial nomenclature

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

• Carl Linnaeus

• Thomas Henry

• Charles Darwin

• Aristotle

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

There are rules to follow when writing scientific names. Which of the following correctly identifies a scientific name?

• bison bison

• homo Sapiens

• Mimus Polyglottis

• Quercus alba

Acer palmatum and Acer rubrum are both names of different kinds of maple trees. What is the genus name for all maple trees?

• acer

• Rubrum

• Acer

• Palmatum

All living things are grouped based on what type of ______ they have.

• Cell

• DNA sequence

• Scientific Name

• Domain

Identify the 8 levels of classification, from most broad to most specific.

• Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species

• Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order

• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus

Which taxonomic group is the smallest with the most similar characteristics?

• Domain

• Kingdom

• Species

• Class

Which taxonomic group has the largest amount of organisms grouped together?

• Species

• Phylum

• Kingdom

• Domain