Taxonomy

Who developed the method of classification in the 18th century?

• Aristotle
• Plato
• Linnaeus
• Darwin

Binomial Nomenclature uses the __ and ___ name to identify an organism

• Latin & English
• Class & order
• Kingdom & species
• Genus & species

The most specific of the classifications is?

• class 
• order 
• genus 
• species

The 2 kingdoms that make up Prokaryotes are?

• Animals and Plants 
• Protists and Fungi
• Archea and Bacteria

Mushrooms are an example of this Kingdom?

• Animalia
• Protista 
• Archea 
• Fungi

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

Which organisms are most closely related?

• Equus caballas (Horse) & Equus burchellii (Zebra)
• Cyanea artica (Jellyfish) &
  Ctenodiscus crispatus (Mud Starfish)
• Naja naja (cobra) & Glycine max (soya bean)
• Ophiocomina nigra (black brittle star) & Brassica nigra (black mustard)

A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?

• Juniper
• Pine
• Spruce
• Fir

Which group(s) of organisms do not have vertebrae?

• lampreys and lancelets
• lampreys and tuna
• lancelets only
• salamanders, tuna, and lampreys

Which organism in the table is least closely related to the chimpanzee?

• human
• grey wolf
• tiger snake
• monarch butterfly