Classification of Living Things

The largest taxon is?

• Kingdom

• Species

• Family

• Phylum

A good classification system does all of the following except:

• Show relationships

• Show evolutionary trends

• Create confusion

• Use one name for an organism.

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The two name system for classifying organisms was developed by:

• Charles Darwin

• Thomas Edison

• Swedish King

• Carolus Linnaeus

Acer rubrum and Acer Palmatum are both names of different kinds of maple trees. What is the genus name for all maple trees?

• Acer

• Rubrum

• Palmatum

• Cannot be determined from the information given

The science of naming organisms and placing them in groups is called:

• Biology

• Taxonomy

• Ornithology

• Ecology

Each of the following is the name of a taxon except

• Group

• Genus

• Family

• Kingdom

The only taxon that has a clear biological identity is the:

• kingdom

• Phylum

• Genus

• Species

The kingdom that includes all prokaryotes is the:

• Monera

• Fungi

• Protista

• Plantae

All members of the kingdom protista are prokaryotes

• True

• False

Linnaeus developed the two-name system for naming organisms

• True

• False