Taxonomy and Classification

The 8 levels of classification, broadest 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 organism in the table is least closely related to the chimpanzee?

• human
• grey wolf
• tiger snake
• monarch butterfly

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Organisms in this smallest taxonomic group share many characteristics.

• domain
• kingdom
• species
• class

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Term given to describe the 2 part (name) naming system is:

• dichotmous key

• binomial nomenclature

• 2 scientific names

• binomial key

The scientific name for a raccoon is written below in several different ways. Which one is written in the correct form?

• Procyon lotor

• Procyon lotor

• Procyon Lotor

• PROCYON LOTOR

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

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

• Carolus Linnaeus
• Carl's Jr.
• Charles Darwin
• Henry Groseclose

How many domains are there?

• 3

• 4

• 6

• 7

Which of the following levels of classification would have organisms that had the most in common?

• Phylum
• Family
• Order 
• Kingdom

Linnaeus' classification system was based on this.

• Genetics

• Morphology

• Proteins

• RNA