Classification Reading Quiz

The science of naming and grouping organisms is called

• anatomy

• systematics/taxonomy

• botany

• paleontology

Solely from its name, you know that Rhizopus nigricans must be

• a plant

• an animal

• in the genus Nigricans

• in the genus Rhizopus

A useful classification system does NOT

• show relationships

• reveal evolutionary trends

• use different scientific names for the same organism

• change the taxon of an organism based on new data

In Linnaeus's system of classifying organisms, orders are grouped together into

• classes

• species

• families

• genera

The largest and most inclusive of the Linnean taxonomic ranks is the

• kingdom

• order

• family

• phylum

A specific trait that is used to construct a cladogram is called a

• taxon

• structural feature

• clade

• derived character

A branch of a cladogram that consists of a single common ancestor and all the descendants of that ancestor is called

• cladistics

• a kingdom

• a clade

• a class

What scientist gave us the system of classification we still use today?

• Mendel
• Linnaeus
• Darwin
• Watson

Choose the correct order of taxa from LARGEST to SMALLEST

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

The main language of scientific names is:

• Spanish

• English

• Latin

• Arabic