History of life Study Guide

Who organized living things by creating binomial nomenclature?

• Carolus Linnaeus
• Robert Hooke
• Anton van Leeuwenhoek
• James Watson

What are the 8 levels of classification of living things from most general to most specific?

• domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
• domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genius, species
• domain, kingdom, phamily, class, order, family, genus, species
• domain, king, phillip, class, order, family, genus, species

The scientific name for a water bear is Hypsibius dujardini.  What is its genus?

• Hypsibius 
• dujardini
• water 
• tardigrade

How do scientists organize living things?

• by looks
• by shared characteristics
• by size
• by differences

What is the science of organizing, classifying and naming living things.

• taxonomy
• taxadermy
• taxicab
• toxicology

Who is the closest relative to the birds?

• crocodiles
• sharks
• fish
• amphibians

Who is the closest relative to the sharks?

• crocodiles
• sharks
• ray-finned fish
• amphibians

Which taxon comes next? Domain... Kingdom... Phylum

• Order

• Genus

• Class

• Family

An organism made up of more than one cell would be called:

• multicellular
• unicellular
• heterotroph
• autotroph

An example of an unicellular organism would be:

• monkey
• bacteria
• spider
• human