Taxonomy

A scientific name consists of 

• Genus and Order
• Genus and Domain
• Genus and species
• Kingdon and Phylum

The most general in the order of classification is?

• Kingdom 
• Phylum 
• Class 
• Order

The most specific of the classifications is?

• class 
• order 
• genus 
• species

What kingdom's organisms often live in super harsh environments?

• archea
• animalia
• plantae
• protista

Mushrooms are an example of this Kingdom?

• Animalia
• Protista 
• Archea 
• Fungi

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, _______.... what level would be next?

• Family 

• Order

• Genus 

• Species

The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.

• Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
• Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
• Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus

The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:

• Geology
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Chemistry

Why do scientists use scientific names?

• to confuse people

• to have a common language

• to allow people to say the same thing

• because common names are not appropriate

Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?

• Carolus Linnaeus
• Aristotle
• Charles Darwin
• Louis Pasteur