Taxonomy and Phylogeny

Taxonomy and Phylogeny

8th - 12th Grade

15 Qs

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Taxonomy and Phylogeny

Taxonomy and Phylogeny

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?

organisms that share a domain
organisms that share a family 
organisms that share a genus 
organisms that share a species 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The 8 levels of classification, most broad 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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?

Carl Linnaeus
Carl's Jr.
Charles Darwin
Henry Groseclose

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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

Geology
Biology
Taxonomy
Chemistry

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Hypsibius 
dujardini
water 
tardigrade

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a properly written scientific name, which part is capitalized?

species
genus

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