Taxonomy - Groups

Organisms in this taxonomic group share the least amount of characteristics.

• family

• kingdom

• species

• class

Which level of taxonomy shows the most similarities between organisms?

• kingdom

• class

• family

• species

What is the correct order of taxonomy?

• Kingdom, pylum, class, species, genus, family, class
• Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom
• Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
• species, phylum, order, class, kingdom, family, genus

A __________________ is the largest group in a phylum.

• class

• genus

• kingdom

• taxonomy

According to the classification table, the scientific name of the loggerhead turtle is _________________.

• Caretta caretta

• Cheloniidae caretta

• Animalia Chordata

• Testudines loggerhead

In classification, large groups have ___________________.

• a large number of organisms with few common features

• a small number of organisms with many common traits

• a large number of organisms with many common features

• a small number of organisms with few common traits

All members of the ______________ category can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring.

• species

• family

• phylum

• genus

The organism shown belong to the class called _____________.

• mammals

• reptiles

• amphibians

• birds

The animal shown belongs to the phylum called ________________.

• arthropods

• mollusks

• coelenterates

• chordates

The largest group in a family is called a ________________.

• genus

• species

• class

• phylum