Classification System

The scientific name of a horse is Equus callabux. What is the genus name of the horse?

• Equus callabux

• Equus

• callabux

• Animalia

What is the order of the taxon from LARGEST to SMALLEST?

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

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

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

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

The buttercup would be more closely related to which organism?

• Acria robusta

• Plantae bria

• Ranunculus liberta

• Moldova acrius

What is the scientific name of the buttercup?

• Plantae angiospermophyta

• Eudicotidae ranunculales

• Ranunculales ranunculacae

• Ranunculus acris

Which taxon would include members from all other taxons?

• Species

• Kingdom

• Phlylum

• Family

If humans and snakes are in the same phylum, what other taxons must they be in?

• Genus and species

• Order and family

• Kingdom and domain

• Class and order

Which scientists came up with binomial nomenclature?

• Aristotle

• Linnaeus

• Darwin

• Woese

Of the taxon listed, which is the most specific?

• Kingdom

• Phylum

• Class

• Order

Which scientist more accurately classified organisms by analyzing their DNA?

• Aristotle

• Linnaeus

• Darwin

• Woese

Define taxonomy

• The study of describing and classifying organisms

• The study of the evolutionary relationships between organisms

• The study of taxidermy

• The study of cells