Classification Review

The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:

• Geology

• Biology

• Taxonomy

• Chemistry

The 8 levels of classification, broadest to most specific.

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

Which 2 organisms would be able to reproduce and produce fertile offspring?

• 2 organisms in the same class

• 2 organisms in the same family

• 2 organisms in the same genus

• 2 organisms in the same species

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

• class and family name

• genus and species name

• domain and kingdom name

• kingdom and phylum name

Term given to describe the 2 part (name) naming system is:

• dichotmous key

• binomial nomenclature

• 2 scientific names

• binomial key

Which taxonomic group will have organisms that share the most traits?

• domain

• kingdom

• species

• class

The taxon with the largest amount of organisms grouped together...

• Species

• Phylum

• Kingdom

• Domain

What is the genus name here:

Canis lupus

• Canis

• lupus

The scientific name for a raccoon is written below in several different ways. Which one is written in the correct form?

• Procyon lotor

• Procyon lotor

• Procyon Lotor

• PROCYON LOTOR

Which organisms pictured on the cladogram have hair?

• prosimians only
• prosimians and humans
• humans only
• prosimians and birds