Taxonomy and Classification

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

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

Which scientific name is written correctly?

• Okapia Johnstoni
• Carcharodon carcharias
• balaenoptera Musculus
• panthera leo

Members of this kingdom are multicellular and heterotrophic.

• Plantae
• Protista
• Animalia
• Achaebacteria

Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:

• dichotmous key
• binomial nomenclature
• 2 scientific names
• binomial key

Organisms are the same ___________ when they can have offspring, then those have more offspring.

• Class
• Family
• Species
• Phylum

What is a Heterotroph?

• A producer
• An organism that makes its own food
• A consumer or decomposer

How many Kingdoms are there?

• 3
• 6
• 5
• 4