Animal ch. 1

What is Classification

• the process of arranging animals or other things into groups according to their similarities

• the largest group into which all living things can be organized

• a group smaller than a class but larger than a family into which plants and animals are divided

• none of the above

What are the two main kingdoms?

• fungi and plants

• invertebrates and vertebrates

• animal and plants

• cats and dogs

What is each phylum divided into

• order

• classes

• kingdom

• families

What are families organized into?

• orders

• phylum

• species

• genera

What makes up the scientific name? (must be in order)

• genus and species name

• species and genus name

• order and family name

• none of the above

True/False: An invertebrate is an animal with a backbone

• True

• False

What animal is this

• amoeba

• paramecium

• algae

• none of the above

What is the smallest group?

• kingdom

• order

• family

• species

What are orders

• the smallest group into which all living things can be organized

• a group smaller than a class but larger than a family into which plants and animals are divided

• a group smaller than a kingdom but larger than a class into which plants and animals are divided

• none of the above

What is the order of the classification system?

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

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

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

• none of the above