Biological Classification

Which of the following lists linnaean taxa in the correct order from general to specific?

• phylum, order, family, genus

• class, order, species, genus

• kingdom, order, class, phylum

• family, phylum, genus, species

The name "Canis lupis" is an example of

• kingdom and phylum

• phylogeny

• binomial nomenclature

• a common name

On the cladogram above, which letter represents the development of wings?

• A

• B

• C

• F

• G

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following organisms is most closely related to Panthera leo?

• Canis familiaris

• Ursus americanus

• Felis domesticus

• Panthera tigris

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following taxa would generally contain the MOST members?

• species

• class

• phylum

• order

Which of the following list the 3 DOMAINS accepted by most scientists?

• Archaea, Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes

• Bacteria, Fungi, Protista

• Eukarya, Archaea, Bacteria

• Bacteria, Protista, Eukaryotes

Scientific names are made up of the _________ and _________.

• family and genus

• genus and species

• kingdom and phylum

• class and order

The branch of Biology that studies the classification of living organisms is called

• cytology

• taxidermy

• taxonomy

• zoology

Animals, plants, protists and fungus are all found in Domain

• Archaea

• Bacteria

• Eukarya

The 2-part naming system developed by Linneus is known as:

• dichotomous key
• taxonomy
• binomial nomenclature
• classification