Binomial Nomenclature Quiz Review

Who was the FIRST person to develop a classification system?

• Linneaus

• Aristotle

• Darwin

• Goodall

There were THREE categories for the first classification system. Which of the following were those categories?

• Animals that can hop.

• Animals that can walk.

• Animals that can swim.

• Animals with two legs.

• Animals that can fly.

Who created the classification system that we use today?

• Linneaus

• Aristotle

• Darwin

• Mendel

A set of rules used to create scientific names is known as:

• Scientific Naming System

• Binomial Nomenclature

• Monomial Naming

• Scientific and Common Names

What languages are scientific names generally written in?

• English and Spanish

• English and Italian

• Latin and Italian

• Latin and Greek

There are THREE rules for writing a scientific name. Which of the following is a rule?

• capitalize the species

• capitalize the genus

• underline the species

• italicize the genus

There are THREE rules for writing a scientific name. Which of the following is a rule?

• lowercase the whole thing

• underline the species

• lowercase the species

• lowercase the genus

There are THREE rules for writing a scientific name. Which of the following is a rule?

• underline or italicize the genus and the species

• underline the genus and italicize the species

• capitalize both the genus and the species

• italicize just the genus

TRUE or FALSE: The following scientific name is written correctly:

Alces americanus

• True

• False

TRUE or FALSE: The following scientific name is written correctly:

Baeolophus Bicolor

• True

• False