Taxonomy Minitest Review

The scientist who came up with the current classification system

• Darwin

• Newton

• Mendel

• Linnaeus

The first word in a scientific name is the

• species

• phylum

• genus

• class

The science of grouping and naming organisms

• Phylogeny

• Dichotomy

• Taxonomy

• Genetics

The taxonomic level that would include the MOST number of species

• class

• kingdom

• phylum

• genus

Which of the following is the CORRECT form of a scientific name?

• canis lupus

• Canis Lupus

• Canis lupus

• canis lupus

A FAMILY of organisms would be grouped into a LARGER taxonomic level of a

• phylum

• class

• genus

• order

Which taxonomic level would include the LEAST number of organisms?

• species

• genus

• order

• phylum

Use the phylogenetic tree.  Which hypothetical organism is the most recent ancestor for Organisms A and G?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

What can a classification system show about an organism?

• absolute age of an organism
• what an organism is made of
• its relationship to other organisms
• which organisms are the strongest

Which domain includes all multicellular plants and animals?

• Archaea
• Eukarya
• Eubacteria
• Protista