Taxonomy & Classification of organisms

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8th Grade
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Aira Evangelista-Barrion
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Which of the following is the correct order of taxonomic hierarchy, from largest to smallest?
phylum -> class -> kingdom -> order -> family -> genus -> species
kingdom -> class -> order -> family -> phylum -> genus -> species
phylum -> class -> kingdom -> order -> family -> species -> genus
kingdom-> phylum -> class -> order -> family -> genus -> species
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Which of the following statement is not correct about taxonomic hierarchy?
A class includes a number of different orders.
A genus includes a number of different species.
A species includes a number of different families.
A kingdom is a higher rank than a phylum.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Which scientist proposed the binomial naming system for living organisms?
Charles Darwin
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Carl Linnaeus
Alfred Russel Wallace
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
All multicellular organisms that migrate to get to their food belong to which kingdom?
Protist
Animal
Fungi
Plant
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
What do you call a categorization system that has two names?
binomial theorem
binomial nomenclature
taxonomy level
classification studies
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Tyrannosaurus rex is the scientific name for a big dinosaur. What is the name of the genus that this dinosaur belongs to?
dinosour
Tyrannosaurus
rex
animal
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Which two organisms have hairs on their bodies?
Bird and Crocodile
Rabbits and Birds
Primates and Rodents
sharks and Rey finned fish
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