Taxonomy

A scientific name consists of 

• Genus and Order

• Genus and Domain

• Genus and species

• Kingdon and Phylum

What scientific name is correct?

• Quercus Alba

• Quercus alba

• quercus Alba

• quercus alba

Which category of classification has the largest variety of organisms?

• genus

• phylum

• species

• kingdom

An organism identified with binomial nomenclature includes which two taxa?

• class and order

• family and genus

• genus and species

• kingdom and phylum

Which taxonomic category is higher than the others?

• Class

• Genus

• Family

• Phylum

Scientists currently classify organisms based on features they share. How will this most likely change in the future?

• They will be classified based on DNA analysis.

• They will be classified based on similar organs.

• They will be classified based on common descent.

• They will be classified based on protein production.

What is the order of the taxonomic levels from least specific to most specific?

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

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

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

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

Organisms in this smallest taxonomic group share many characteristics.

• domain

• kingdom

• species

• class

Algae, seaweeds, and protozoans belong to kingdom:

• Protista

• Animalia

• Plantae

• Fungi

What is the correct order of taxonomy?

• Kingdom, pylum, class, species, genus, family, class

• Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom

• Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

• species, phylum, order, class, kingdom, family, genus