Biology-19.1 Finding Order in Diversity

Who organized living things by creating binomial nomenclature?

• Carolus Linnaeus
• Robert Hooke
• Anton van Leeuwenhoek
• James Watson

What are the 8 levels of classification of living things from most general to most specific?

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

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

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

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

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

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What is the study of the diversity of life and the evolutionary relationships between organisms?

• systematics

• system

• systemic

• binomial nomenclature

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If two species share the same class, they also share the same______.

• phylum
• order
• genus
• species

In a properly written scientific name, which part is lowercase?

• species
• genus

In a properly written scientific name, which part is capitalized?

• species
• genus

Which is the closest relative to the birds?

• crocodiles

• sharks

• fish

• amphibians

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