Biology Ch 17

The scientific name for an organism includes which taxa?

• class and family 
• genus and species 
• domain and kingdom 
• kingdom and phylum 

A tool used by a taxonomist to identify an unknown organism is known as a __________.

• dichotomous key
• binomial nomenclature
• scientific name
• binomial key

The science of classifying and naming organisms is ______________.

• evolution
• taxonomy
• grouping
• scientific names

An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?

• Class Insecta
• Order Amblygygi
• Order Araneae
• Order Scorpiones

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

• Carolus Linnaeus
• Aristotle
• Charles Darwin
• Louis Pasteur

The 8 levels of classification, from most broad to most specific are ...

• 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

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The taxon with the largest amount of organisms grouped together...

• Species
• Phylum
• Kingdom
• Domain

On the cladogram, which feature do all organisms inherit?

• A
• B
• C
• D

On the cladogram, which organism is the closest relative of the human?

• Frog
• Hare
• Caiman
• Parrot

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