Classification and Taxonomy

The kiang has the scientific name Equus kiang. Equus refers to this animal's __________ .

• family

• genus

• species

• order

What is the name of the Swedish physician, botanist, and naturalist who is considered the Father of Taxonomy?

• Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

• Matthias Schleiden

• Charles Darwin

• Carl Linnaeus

Tarantulas and wolf spiders are both members of the order Araneae. However, they are in different families. How many taxonomic levels do they have in common?

• 6

• 4

• 5

• 3

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What taxonomic level is made up of a group of closely related species?

• family

• order

• phylum

• genus

What is the scientific name of the white oak?

• Quercus alba

• Quercus engelmannii

• Quercus velutina

• Quercus macrocarpa

Each step of a dichotomous key provides how many choices?

• 2

• 3

• 8

• 4

What is the name for the pictured diagram?

• Punnett Square

• dichotomous key

• phylogenetic tree

• field guide

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

Which domain contains plants, animals, fungi, and protists?

• Bacteria

• Archaea

• Eukarya

• Mustelidae

Which of the following is the correctly written scientific name of the fringed peacock spider?

• maratus fimbriatus

• Maratus fimbriatus

• Maratus fimbriatus

• Maratus Fimbriatus

What is the name for a book with many pictures, that is used to identify similar looking organisms?

• phylogenetic tree

• taxonomic key

• field guide

• biological almanac