Classification Unit Review ADV BIO

The most general category in Linnaeus's system is

• species
• genus
• kingdom
• phylum

Homo sapiens belong to the genus

• Homo

• sapiens

• animalia

• humans

The science of classifying living things is called

• taxonomy
• classification
• identification
• speciation

____ is a tool used by scientist to help them classify organisms.

• Hydrogen Dioxide

• Binomial Nomenclature

• Dichotomous Key

• Homeostasis

When solving a dichotomous key, which number do you start with?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of the lists below has all of the levels of classification in the correct order?

• Kingdom class phylum genus order species family
• Class Phylum Kingdom Species Family Order Genus
• Kingdom Family Class Order Phylum Genus Species
• Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species

The table shows characteristics of several organisms. Based on the information given in the table, which two organisms would you think have the most recent common ancestor?

• Turtle and jawed fish
• Lamprey and jawed fish
• Turtle and frog
• Lamprey and frog

According to this cladogram, primates are most closely related to -

• Amphibians
• Rodents and rabbits
• Crocodiles
• Birds

All the animals to the right of the hagfish would have the common characteristic of -

• Fur
• Claws or nails
• Lungs
• Jaws

What characteristic distinguishes amphibians from birds and reptiles?

• Amniotic egg

• Egg shells

• Vertebrae

• Hair/fur